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Illustrious creatures, illustrated features 1: Harpy eagle

Foreword from Kim: I'm trying something new! As promised, I'm combining my artistic skills and words in a new series called "Illustrious creatures, illustrated features." First up we have the harpy eagle, a bird I've been enamored with since I did a...

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