European starlings, an invasive species some of us have been tilting with for decades, are superior birds. It's no wonder that today there are an estimated 200 million of them in North America. It was ...

Why are there more than 200 million European starlings in North America? And what can genetic diversity tell us about this avian invasion? Adult common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) in fresh plumage.

WEST PALM BEACH (CBSMiami/AP) — It's no secret South Florida has a problem with invasive species such as Burmese pythons, green Iguanas, cane toads, and lionfish, but if you look up, you'll see ...

Great efforts have been made to curtail the introduction of exotic species into the wild. One reason is because some become too successful, threatening the well-being of native species. Many plants ...

Whether you feed the birds or not, chances are that you have some of nature’s pests in your back yard. They could be of the animal nature or even plants that quietly can take over your yard!

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. European starlings are one of my favorite "winter’s coming" birds. We have a couple that nest during the summer in a cavity high ...

Startled to see the starling highlighted in the half-page photo today. Sadly, the invasive, aggressive, harmful but lovely bird is here to stay, but it is not appropriate to glorify this species. I ...