Once leaves drop in the fall, spotting nests in deciduous trees is easy. But birds likely didn’t build every structure you see: North American tree squirrels also construct treetop nests, called dreys ...

Most birds spend hours, days, or even weeks painstakingly building their nests. Some birds make nests out of mud, some build nests in trees, and some birds nest on the ground and simply scrape out a ...

At the Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center in Jasper County the other day, I nearly stumbled upon a killdeer plopped down on a swath of bare, gravel-covered ground. I quickly realized that the bird was ...

Discover birds that lay eggs in other nests, a survival tactic known as nest parasitism. Learn about common brood parasite birds like the cuckoo and cowbird.

A family of great tits has been discovered in an unusual nesting spot - living in a traffic cone. The bird's nest was discovered at Mid Suffolk District Council's depot yard in Stowmarket, Suffolk ...

Bearded vultures have been revealed as the somewhat surprising curators of natural museums, after scientists investigating ...

PERAPAKAN, Indonesia — With no windows, the gloomy, gray building looming four stories above the rice fields in a remote village in Indonesian Borneo resembles nothing more than a prison. Hundreds of ...

Bird hotels in Indonesia try to attract swiftlets, whose edible nests are a delicacy in China. The swiftlet nests, made of dried saliva, are used to make bird's nest soup. Farmers compete to attract ...