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The range for these birds has only recently expanded into South Carolina.

A listener share a dramatic encounter between a snake and a bird.

Yes, sometimes the Chinese Mantis will even take on a hummingbird!

This citrus-loving caterpillar looks a bit like bird droppings on a plant--effective camouflage to protect it from predators.

Rudy reports on common bird sightings around the state.

A listener finds the skeletal remains of a bird's wing...

The Great Backyard Bird Count happened on February 12. Rudy took part and he shares his list of sightings.

Jon Grier's piece Pisgah Songs captures the beauty of the NC National forests. The poets kindly allowed their poems to be posted below.Looking Glass…

Wilson's phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) is a small wader. This bird, the largest of the phalaropes, breeds in the prairies of North America in western Canada and the western United States. It is migratory, wintering in inland salt lakes near the Andes in Argentina.

The red crossbill or common crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. Crossbills have distinctive mandibles, crossed at the tips, which enable them to extract seeds from conifer cones and other fruits.