DEAR GREG: How our Canada geese came to be permanent residents of the area is a really interesting story. During the first ... The hunters clipped the flight feathers on the captured birds and put weights on their legs to keep them from flying off, even when the urge to migrate called to them. read more
George Peer Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. In a word, competition. Like every other species in the world, birds have to compete for the resources to eat, drink, and be reproductive. read more