Sometimes an act of kindness can prove to be harmful for young wild animals who are just learning to survive in the wild.

Perhaps in the next week a fresh snow will provide conditions for a bright red cardinal to land on a frosted branch and provide that perfect holiday-card view.

"It was crazy. I felt like a baby deer," said Strange. "It was awkward as hell." But Strange said the only way to get better was to just go out and do it, so he kept pushing. And when the basics ...