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Of course you can recognize a Northern Cardinal when you see one. They are among the most common of backyard birds. But you may be overlooking their tremendous seasonal and age diversity. Unlike many birds, they do not molt into bright breeding plumage – they come into it by wearing away of gray-brown edges of feathers attained by their fall molt – leaving them with frayed, but brighter colors just in time for attracting a mate.

One in 12 seniors in Southwest Florida experiences food insecurity. That number is a result of many factors that include inflation, expensive housing in the region, and aging-related medical expenses. Harry Chapin Food Bank’s Care and Share senior feeding program seeks to alleviate these economic pressures by giving seniors monthly free meal kits.

The crops taking the worst hit from the current drought are the ones we feed to animals, like corn. Higher corn prices mean it can cost more to feed pigs and cattle than they will fetch at market, meaning higher meat prices for all.

Nontraditional labor groups are demanding better wages and benefits, and sometimes they're succeeding.

A 12,400-mile journey by a great white shark puts a snag in the theory that the animals stick close to established feeding grounds. The trip is bolstering claims that the sharks need worldwide protection.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with The Washington Post's Jonathan Capehart and Politico reporter Eliana Johnson about a report from BuzzFeed News that special counsel Robert Mueller's office is challenging that says Trump directed Michael Cohen to lie to Congress.

Environmental and smart growth planning advocates are expressing concern over laws passed in Florida’s 2023 legislative session concerning citizens’ ability to challenge proposed changes to a local government’s comprehensive plan and pre-emption of local fertilizer restrictions. We hear details from Jane West of 1,000 Friends of Florida.

Pigeons and doves include over 350 species. Some are found on every continent except Antarctica. Pigeons (also known as Rock Doves) have been domesticated for food for centuries and were introduced to North America in the early 1600s. At least 15 species of pigeons and doves breed in the wild in North America and at least 6 species breed in the wild in Florida. Eurasian Collared Doves escaped from a breeder in the Bahamas, quickly became established in Florida in the 1980s, and now is found through much of North America. By far, the most common breeding dove in Florida is the Mourning Dove – so named for its mournful call.

Brown Pelicans are a common sight along Florida coasts and are often seen perched on stubs of trees, dock supports, and utility poles near water. They are large birds -- each with a beak that can be more than a foot long, the lower jaw of which is supported by flexible bones with a very thin, but tough and flexible skin that stretches between them. When a Brown Pelican dives into the water, water pressure on the opened lower bill stretches the skin essentially into a scoop net. Water and creatures in it are sucked in by the pressure of the pelican’s dive – and -- as the bill closes -- the water escapes and whatever creatures are left are swallowed.

A federal judge rejects for a second time a request by Terri Schiavo's parents to restore their daughter's feeding tube. The U.S. Supreme Court and Florida judges rebuffed the parents' appeals Thursday.