The Buzz

Animal encounters come in all shapes and sizes, but this is the incredible tale of a basement, a deer that’s run amok and two conservation officers who engaged in an epic tag-team wrestling match to subdue it.

Most of us think of turkey as the star of the Thanksgiving table, but these birds live among us too, right in our own forests and prairies. 

It may be cold outside, but this weekend you may want to bundle up, grab some hot cocoa and settle in by a warm fire to watch the show overhead in the nighttime sky.

It's that time of year when you'll likely hear sandhill cranes overhead, and possibly see them. But do you know anything about them?

The great horned owl is most well known from storybooks and folklore, because it is the owl that makes the famous hooting call.  

Dealing with drunk, disorderly and sometimes wild creatures of the night is nothing new for police, but in this case, authorities in a West Virginia town weren't handling a pedestrian disturbance.

Coyotes try to remain unseen, hunting under the cover of darkness to protect themselves from being hunted.

It was a fairly rare treat for birders.

How much do you know about these impressive creatures are built for hunting, with sharp beaks, strong talons and spectacular flying ability?

It's not your common, everyday occurrence.

Sandhill cranes are a magnificent sight, whether flying overhead or congregating in prairies and fields, but we often realize the birds are nearby because we hear them before we see them.

See if you can ace the test.

These birds are smaller than most falcons, known for their powerful flying and astute hunting abilities. 

They eat constantly, fly in excess of 30 mph and weigh less than a nickel, and it's that combination which can make diagnosing and treating an injured hummingbird quite the gargantuan task. 

If you like limbless reptiles, you're going to love the next few weeks.