It was a cold and crystal clear late morning in February, walking around the beaver pond when I heard the unmistakable call ...

Birds, with their vast and diverse population across the globe, have amazed us for centuries with their beauty, behaviors, and the most astonishing part of all: their nests. While many people are ...

While adding a birdhouse to your yard will attract many kinds of birds, if you're specifically trying to lure in cardinals, this may not be a good idea.

Ivy grows well almost anywhere and is considered a weed by many gardeners. It's also difficult to get rid of without using harsh chemicals in the garden.

Using just a beak, the birds gather and weave twigs, grasses, mud, feathers, birch bark (and even fishing line) into a perfect structure to hold their eggs. How an oriole constructs their ...

Nest spruce (Picea abies ‘Nidiformis’) – (1 x 1 m/3 x 3 ft.), a dwarf form of Norway spruce, has a dense, flat-topped, globular form with a slight dip in the centre resembling a bird’s nest, and ...

They also provide the opportunity for larger birds to nest in their branches and hollows as well, including owls and tree swallows in birch tree cavities; yellow-rumped warblers and robins in the ...

Bird nests may look simple, but they play a vital role in protecting eggs, keeping them warm, and providing a safe space for chicks. But why do birds put so much effort into nest-building, ...

Dutch doctoral student Auke-Florian Hiemstra excavated a bird nest, and made a startling discovery. From McDonald's lids to face masks, the nest was built with layers of human trash — the oldest ...

Great horned owls are the first bird species in Ohio to begin nesting, ... of Columbus’s North Side had been keeping tabs on an old red-tailed hawk nest high in a Norway spruce on an adjoining ...

Eurasian coots are round, black waterbirds with distinctive, chicken-like feet. Each year, these birds typically build new, bowl-shaped nests using leaves, rushes and reeds. But, while nesting in ...