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| Yellow-rumped Warbler |
There are only two
species of birds in all of North America that forage for food so effectively! The
Red-breasted Nuthatch and the Yellow-rumped Warbler use all five foraging
methods, and they could be in your yard right now! The five methods are: picking insects
off tree trunks, foraging on branches, picking insects from foliage, hawking
after insects in the air, and hovering.
Odd fact about forest
fires Forest fires unquestionably have a deplorable, lasting
impact on the local population. Fortunately, mature birds can simply fly way.
However, “firebreaks” such as those created by the necessary actions of bulldozers result in long-term
habitat destruction; causing more wild animal deaths, birds included,
than the forest fires themselves
OWEN YOST, in addition
to being a blogger, is a licensed Landscape Architect emeritus who has lived
and worked in north Texas for over 30 years. He is the recipient of a Lifetime
Achievement Award of the Native Plant Society of Texas, and is a member of the
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), International Federation of
Landscape Architects, National Wildlife Federation and the Audubon Society. His
office is at Yost87@charter.net in Denton
