Pheasant Allies

There are certain types of creatures that are generally disliked by people. Not necessarily all people, but many. Spiders, catfish, leeches, rats, snakes, sharks, and ants are just a few. Granted they often fascinate and mesmerize peoples attention as they instinctively recoil from them. There have been instances though, where a certain creature is introduced to an area and absolutely thrives. Supposedly it is because they lack natural predators and completely overpopulate a place. It happened on Porto Santos with rabbits during the age of exploration and there was a more recent incident in Australia where they brought in a predator who didn't have a natural enemy. The funny thing is, you rarely hear of incidences like this related to birds.

There is pheasant hunting in South Dakota, and deer hunting season, as well as elk, moose, bear. These are times when hunting is allowed, but people don't seem to have the same reaction to birds as they do to insects and reptiles, even when they are participating in pheasant hunting season. Instead, they seem to anticipate, admire and display their prize. It lacks the whole recoil response that is so predictable to insects and rodents. Perhaps birds are seen more of allies since they tend to eat insects themselves.