Outdoors: A bird rescue brings questions to ponder
Eastern phoebes — or flycatchers — are cute little birds that eat many insects such as mosquitoes, flies and gnats. That wild animals of different species interact with each other is well-documented, but just how far will they go to help another of a different species?
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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September 2, 2026

Outdoors: A bird rescue brings questions to ponder

This remarkable story took place around 10 years ago, on a late Friday afternoons. Our canoe was dri...
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