Many of the UK’s bird species are in serious decline, largely due to habitat destruction and the collapse of food chains ...

I observed a female chipping sparrow with something in it’s beak. It looked like short, fine pieces of tan, dry grass.

The house wren builds a nest out of twigs and sticks, into which the female places soft material for her eggs.” Michalski is no fan of invasive species like house sparrows and starlings, but she ...

The house wren builds a nest out of twigs and sticks, into which the female places soft material for her eggs.” Michalski is no fan of invasive species like house sparrows and starlings, but she ...

The next time I checked our finch nest, I was surprised to find that the cowbird egg was gone as was one of the finch eggs, leaving just three finch eggs in the nest. The intrusive cowbird ...

Some birds will only nest in birdhouses placed high on trees. Help keep predators like cats and raccoons away by adding a metal baffle or predator guard under the house.

These birds nest in dense trees and shrubs from 3 to 10 feet above the ground. You'll know if they have because mockingbirds are fierce defenders of their nests.

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More than 70 bird species adorn their nests with snakeskin, a decorating trick that could help to fend off predators 1. Certain birds have long been known to incorporate shed snakeskin into their ...

The house wren nest box is empty, but my heart is full. The annual wren nesting at Mt. Hoo has been a success. For seven years now a tiny camera has allowed my wife and I to watch this miracle ...

Catching sight of birds just out of the nest is a bit like meeting someone’s new kid. The debate is instant: Does the babe most resemble mom’s family or dad’s? In the bird world, fledglings almost ...

When the wren finishes what it must think is “good enough,” he will fly off, perhaps to build another nest for another bird. His mate-in-waiting must now take over.