Birds, bugs and native species can do battle to control insect pests

Second, when I replaced the plants, I chose a wide variety of native species. Later, I found out that having a variety of ...
Birds & Blooms on MSN

Don’t Overlook Birds of the Forest Understory

Many birds call the forest understory home. The dense forest floor is the perfect setting for many types of birds to nest and ...
The Gazette

Bird feeders attract birds plus predators and disease; please use with caution | Wild About Teller

Hello again Teller County. How many of you, I wonder, are reading this at your home where you can hear birds chirping as they happily feed on seeds that you left for them in a feeder? Maybe you like ...
Berkshire Eagle

Male birds: Predator magnets?

Q: Are colorfully feathered male birds the target for predators — that is, colorful in order to draw attention away from the less colorful female birds? I have read that the colorful male birds are ...
Daily Journal

A grassland bird eavesdrops on prairie dog calls to keep itself safe from predators

WASHINGTON (AP) — Prairie dogs are the Paul Reveres of the Great Plains: They bark to alert neighbors to the presence of predators, with separate calls for dangers coming by land or by air. “Prairie ...

For birds, flocks promise safety – especially if you’re faster than your neighbor

Birds can seem amazingly social as they fly and roost together. But why do they really hang out? Let’s take a closer look at the social lives of birds.
Mitchell Daily Republic

Pheasant season takes flight in Wessington as local volunteers raise, release birds

WESSINGTON, S.D. — Behind the scenes of the opening of pheasant season around Wessington, volunteers have spent months ...