Pigeons have become a fixture of cities - but why?  Well it turns out that pigeons and humans have been intertwined for thousands of years.  And they've played a role in revolutions, scientific breakthroughs and wars.  Not only that, they're pretty cool birds.  Learn more about this ubiquitous and often ignored bird on this episode!

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Clark's Nutcrackers - an amazing member of the Corvid family that can cache up to 98,000 pine nuts per season, and did the City of Chicago release coyotes in Graceland Cemetery to control raccoons?  I'll tell you what I think!

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In this episode I tell you about two unrelated things - one is a plant, one is a bird - both are interesting but neither is enough for a full episode by itself.

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This episode of Dirt Dispatches: It's a small world, letting nature sooth you, and a bunch of critter sightings.  Check it out!

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You've seen em' at the seashore, you've seen em' at the lakeshore, heck you've probably seen em' in the parking lot of the big box store.  Seagulls are everywhere!  Let's take a look at the often maligned seagull - a devoted mate, parent and incredibly intelligent bird!

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Grizzly 399, the cautionary tale of P'Nut the squirrel and the importance of licensed rehabbers and 3 common social media comments that need to be retired ASAP.

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Gather round feral friends and in honor of Halloween, let's dim the lights and tell spooky stories about the creepy cryptid with glowing red eyes known as the mothman.  From his best-known origins in Point Pleasant, WV to his more recent shenanigans in the greater Chicago region - including both my wife's and my own hometowns!  It's a bit of spooky Halloween fun!

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A reminder to check those amazing facts you see on social media to make sure they're actually true, and the surprisingly tender mating ritual of pronghorn.

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It's spooky season feral friends!  So to honor that we're taking a look at some critters that go with Halloween like peanut butter goes with jelly: spiders - specifically some species of spider that often turn up in your house.  Seriously, you're surrounded by spiders, you might as well get to know them!

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Recovering from surgery has kept me in the house the last week or so, but I've got owls, orb weavers (or rather a lack of orb weavers) and book recommendations!  

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