One of the themes of this “Bird Lore” column is the annual cycle of bird life. The marvels of bird migration, which follow our seasonal changes, result in a wonderful ...

Then an ostracized duck gave him a new lease on life. Birds of a feather: How a wayward duck changed a Kansas City homeless man's life | KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR ...

As exotic as the wood duck may seem, it is a common bird in our parts. But it wasn’t always so. During the Wild West days of unregulated market hunting, the bird’s fate appeared much grimmer.

A wayward duck started hanging around his encampment. And as Frank Morris of member station KCUR reports, that duck gave the man a new lease on life. (SOUNDBITE OF BIRD CALLING) ...