The thought that such a small creature could feel safe enough in our presence to raise its young is heartwarming, indeed — but not all clusters of twigs and leaves you spot in your trees are birds’ ...

A bird's nest is a happy sight in a thriving garden, but looks can be deceiving. That collection of twigs may actually be home to a common garden pest.

Just as we have our styles of wood, adobe or brick, so do the birds: twig nests (warblers et al.), mud nests (swallows) and even gravel or stone nests (killdeer) or a combo, twigs and mud (robins).

I noticed a lot of small twigs with leaves on them under my oak tree and became concerned about the oak. It is a large, ...

The spikes were meant to keep birds away. But five corvid nests in Europe use the bird-deterrents as structural support and to ward off predators.

Staff of the Virginia Aquarium and the Center for Conservation Biology at William & Mary routinely travel Virginia Beach waterways to count osprey eggs and record the success of hatched ...

Spring is in the air — which means nest-making season is upon us! Birds build their nests out of everything from twigs and mud to spider silk.

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 ...

Nests are typically built in the tallest conifers. While both parents build a nest, the female performs most of the branch and twig placement. Earlier this month, in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park in ...

Bird nests typically have two layers: a sturdy outer layer made of structural materials like twigs and grass for support, and a softer inner layer lined with finer materials such as feathers, fur ...