While the population of red foxes has recently declined in rural parts of east central Illinois, the same foxes have thrived in urban areas, where predators are scarce and prey is more abundant

Why would a blackbird attack a deer? Why would a green heron drop a crabapple into a pond and fish it out again? Find out in this week's episode, as the author looks back at some puzzling observations from 2015.

Rob Kanter recounts the many first experiences with different wildlife he had in 2014