Mississippi kites return to southwest Kansas for nesting
In August in southwest Kansas Mississippi kites form a seasonal resident pattern. The birds migrate from Gulf Coast and South America to nest in large city trees and forage in prairie and fields for grasshoppers and locusts. While nesting, a minority of adults dive at passers by near nests. avoid the area or cover yourself if you must pass. Chicks fledge mid August and may land in yards. leave them be unless in immediate danger. If relocation is necessary, move gently with gloves and avoid keeping the bird as it is federally protected. Wildlife staff advise patience, and emphasize the insects they eat benefit humans. For more, visit the Garden City zoo site.
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Heloise tips thrifty flying and paint tray hack
Reader tips include slipping a empty bottle through security by emptying at the checkpoint and reusing plastic bags to line paint trays for easy cleanup. Carmen in California offers a two bag wrap for paint trays, reducing cleanup and tray purchases.
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Dear Annie advice column on relationships and neighbor dispute
A reader asks how to handle two romance dilemmas regarding Anna in a foreign country and Mia from high school while avoiding hurt. The columnist advises declining as a consolation prize, ending the long distance with Anna and gently letting Mia move on, then suggests being a better friend. Separately a California reader complains of dog urine odor from a neighbor’s yard and is advised to talk calmly and consider mediation if needed.
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Mighty mite produces mighty itch
Dear Dr Donohue explains scabies is common worldwide affecting over 300 million people yearly. It is caused by a mite that burrows into skin in finger webs wrists elbows under arms and genitals causing intense nighttime itching. Treatments include permethrin cream crotamiton and ivermectin with itching often persisting a week or two after the mite is eliminated.
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