Male Japanese quails produce a strange seminal foam that appears to enhance the chances of successfully fertilizing an egg.

The nest sits above a train bridge at Rivervilla Park in Milwaukie. Oregon State Police say they've handed over their initial investigation to U.S. Fish & Wildlife.

The nest sits above a train bridge at Rivervilla Park in Milwaukie. Oregon State Police say they've handed over their initial investigation to U.S. Fish & Wildlife.

It highlights the female redstart's meticulous nest-building, the male's role in feeding, and the impact of the cowbird's parasitic behavior on other birds.

For example, the nests of mourning doves, who have 1-2 eggs, are flimsy and shallow, made of grass, twigs and pine needles. Birds that raise multiple broods in a given year, such as phoebes, must ...

Updated: Apr 23, 2025 / 04:34 PM CDT HONOLULU (KHON) – The Sihek bird, an endangered animal recently returned to the wild, has laid eggs on their new home at Palmyra Atoll, an island in the Pacific.

An endangered bird species recently released back into the wild has laid its first eggs out of captivity in almost 40 years, according to The Nature Conservancy.

CINCINNATI — The first wild eggs of an endangered bird have been laid for the first time in almost four decades, and the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden helped to play a role! The zoo says ...

Mother duck lays 8 eggs on downtown D.C. building’s rooftop terrace Staff at the Planet Word museum decided to set up a duck cam, where viewers can watch the bird hang out.

For such a tiny bird, its nest is more a work of art than a means of shelter. This video by thehummingbirdslover_s shows the final result, but here’s the process from start to finish.