Birds, with their vast and diverse population across the globe, have amazed us for centuries with their beauty, behaviors, ...

A Greater bird-of-paradise egg found in the 1920s, by which time the fashion craze for bird feathers had already spanned centuries (Image: Natural History Museum) ...

Several bird species use the shed skin of a snake during nest building to scare off predators. I was not aware robins had joined the ranks of those that adorn their nests that way.

Phil Swanson says at first glance his yard may not look much like a bird oasis. But he’s been wildly successful in drawing ...

By Howard Whiteman Murray State University It was an odd place for a hummingbird nest, but there it was. I typically think ...

We’ve all seen a bird’s nest. It’s normally a conglomeration of sticks, mud, twine, leaves and sometimes trash, like wrappers or old fishing line. Whatever it’s made from, a bird’s nest ...

Just outside my home-office window, I noticed a bird’s nest about 4 feet high in some leafless shrubbery on a cold, winter’s day. I had not seen the nest in summer when it was hidden by green ...

Bird nests can vary from crude and simple to intricate and complex. Predators, weather, habitat and the availability of materials are contributing factors to the nest location and design.

Unlike most birds that build nests to raise their babies, male bowerbirds build special structures just to attract a mate. They use twigs to make the base and then decorate it with colourful ...

“Because there are so many nests in the county, I started getting volunteers to help me out,” Haubert said. All you need is a little time about once a week for a few months. “It only takes ...