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Dark-eyed juncos are the quiet winter regulars beneath your bird feeders
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (291+ words) The feathers of adult male dark-eyed junco, left, are dark gray with white on the belly. Adult females, right, show the same color pattern, but their gray feathers are lighter in color, and they can have a light wash of…...
Mystery On The Garden Peninsula As Five Bald Eagles Turn Up Dead
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (213+ words) Five bald eagles turning up dead in just two weeks on Michigan's Garden Peninsula has turned a quiet stretch of Delta County into a wildlife whodunit, with state and federal officials now on the case. The birds were found between…...
Snowbirds brighten bird feeders in winter
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (398+ words) It's always a pleasure to watch the variety of feathered visitors at our backyard birdfeeders year-round, but snowbirds reign as our family's unanimous winter favorite. Who could resist those plump gray songbirds with their showy white bellies and tails? They…...
5 bald eagles dead in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. DNR wants to know why.
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (231+ words) Someone appears to be intentionally killing bald eagles in the Upper Peninsula's Garden Peninsula, according to Michigan Department of Natural Resources investigators. And the DNR is seeking the public's help in finding the culprit. Between April 3 and April 17, five bald…...
PICTURES: Nature's funniest photobombs revealed
1+ week, 2+ day ago (140+ words) Michel has been with The Citizen since 2000. Alongside his Multimedia Editor duties he works as a photographer covering news assignments from violent protests to human interest stories and offbeat features. His work has been recognised in the Sony Profoto Awards…...
Birds Barbershop to celebrate 20 year anniversary at south Austin spot
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (112+ words) Birds Barbershop is celebrating the anniversary of its first location, which opened 20 years ago in south Austin. Birds Barbershop to celebrate 20 year anniversary at south Austin spot The barbershop has grown to nine locations across the Austin area in the…...
NFWF Announces $5. 4 Million in Grants from Walmart's Acres for America Program
7+ hour, 28+ min ago (184+ words) Seven new grants will help protect natural resources, create opportunities for outdoor recreation and improve landscape connectivity for the benefit of wildlife WASHINGTON, D. C. , April 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced the award of $5. 4 million in…...
Garden birds will visit every day if you plant these three flowers in April " and stop wasting money on feeders
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (591+ words) Plenty of gardens look picture perfect in April yet stay strangely quiet, while next door the air is full of chirping robins and flitting blue tits. The difference is rarely luck; it is much more about what is growing at…...
Wild hunting dogs
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (288+ words) African wild hunting dogs are one of the most successful predators in the animal kingdom. Cooperation and coordination are the keys to their success. Because of their small stature, injuries often occur, but the pack protects the injured and gives…...
Will hot and spicy bird seed harm avian visitors to Inverness feeder?
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (554+ words) DEAR JOAN: I have recently been dealing with an in-house rodent resident. With the help of a humane exclusion service we finally located its nest in the mattress of my sofa bed! I am now faced with the dilemma of…...