Birds, for the most part, do not live in nests. These complex structures, sometimes meticulously assembled for more than a month, tend to be used for the express purposes of incubating eggs and ...

When black kites build their nests, they’re especially fond of white decorations, eschewing all other colors. That’s because these “white flags” can be positioned to notify other birds ...

A new study reveals that plastic-filled nests are causing fatal entanglements in baby birds, even far from the ocean.

When it comes to building nests, birds use a wide variety of tactics and materials. Some birds, like the puffin, burrow into the ground or take over abandoned rabbit warrens. Others, including the ...

Watching black-necked stilts on their nests in Shoveler Pond at the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge in Chambers County lets us see bird parenting at its finest. You can’t miss the elegant birds ...

New research reveals the impact of discarded plastic materials on young birds—with chicks dying after becoming entangled in ...

Nest-building isn't just instinct. Birds can learn from others, ... She wanted to see how social learning might affect the nest building of white-browed sparrow weavers.

Along the road the birds’ nests may be well hidden, but near the house, not so. Phoebes are back on the front door lintel; tree swallows are in the bird boxes we put up; barn swallows are in the barn ...

Royal terns have a black cap, a tangerine bill and white plumage. They fish along the coastline and like to socialize in rowdy fashion: They nest in "dense, boisterous colonies." Most likely to ...