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Published December 23, 2009, 12:00 AM

Bird-feeding


Bird-feeding is considered a great pleasure for the humans who do it promoting an interest in and concern for our feathered friends. But a group of researchers based in Canada and Germany have found that feeding birds can effect their evolutionary trajectory. Here, a cardinal eats from a bird feeder in Wisconsin. (Kevin Eisenhut/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/MCT)
Read the article: The downside of feeding birds