Good Natured columns by Pam Otto, for the Kane County Chronicle and Shaw Local
What I’m still talking about with my nature nerd friends (and anyone else who will listen) are the strange projections emanating from the tiny creature’s back.
Last year, this local wildlife rescue group took in between 800 and 900 animals that found themselves in unfortunate circumstances, usually due to some sort of human action or interaction.
Research shows that as spring temperatures have warmed, tree swallows today are nesting an average of nine days earlier than pairs in the 1960s, when breeding bird data collection began.