All day long, year-round, a small firestorm of Anna's Hummingbirds jousts over a single feeder outside my home. I am amazed at how their fighting consumes so much time. As one bird hovers in midair, competitors slink in under the eaves while others launch surprise attacks from around the corner of the house. No matter if you live in the continental United States, southern Canada, southern Alaska or all the way down in Tierra del Fuego, you may see at least one species of hummingbird flitting about your backyard. The family Trochilidae comprises upwards of 340 species and 116 genera.
Hummingbirds are truly all-American birds, because they live nowhere else on Earth but the Americas.
A federal judge has ruled that a developer accused of illegally filling protected wetlands ignored government orders and discharged pollutants into 54 acres of natural marshes and bogs. The Environmental Protection Agency alleged there were 146 acres of natural wetlands at five sites near Midland before developer John A. Rapanos, his wife Judith A. Nelkie Rapanos and several corporations with which they were associated began construction activities there in 1988. Trail workers can volunteer for several CDT projects in some of nation's most scenic and ecologically diverse wilderness areas, including Bob Marshall, Bridger-Teton, Mt. Zirkel, Weminuche, South San Juan, and Aldo Leopold. Volunteers can pick from single-day outings to weeklong backpacks. By David Skillman One benefit of living in the United States is our access to vast public lands that are home to a plethora of diverse ecosystems and habitats.