On the chilly morning of Dec. 5, Alex Patton headed into a coffee shop in Utica. On his way out, he glanced across the nearby stream and noticed the bird in the accompanying photo. Sharp-eyed ...

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The owl butterfly may be beautiful ... the banana-loving species wears a disguise to protect it from predators. This giant is conspicuous due to the yellow and black spots in the middle of its brown ...