For that reason, I generally don’t consider them homes. But the analogy is apt, if only to convey the uniqueness of their ...

Dutch doctoral student Auke-Florian Hiemstra excavated a bird nest, and made a startling discovery. From McDonald's lids to face masks, the nest was built with layers of human trash — the oldest ...

An advertisement for the 1994 World Cup, fast food wrappers, COVID-19 masks—what birds used to build their nests reflects a world with more plastic. A coot bird in London on a nest made of twigs ...

Birds may have learned a thing or two about nesting from dinosaurs, according to new research at the University of Calgary.. PhD student Kohei Tanaka recently published a paper where he compared ...

However, when neither bird fluttered its wings, which made up 44 per cent of nest visitations, the females usually entered first. Only one male was observed repeatedly fluttering its wings, which ...

Bird nests and the eggs they may contain are protected under federal law, according to the DNR. It is illegal to touch, move or possess any part of a nest or eggs without the proper permit.

While the nesting birds are a good indicator that the ecological recovery of the Hudson, the nests can pose some risks to the approximately 20,000 vehicles per day who cross the Bear Mountain Bridge.

Backyard nest boxes give you a front-row seat on birds raising their young. Birdhouses can attract bluebirds, chickadees, wood ducks and more. By Jim Williams. For the Minnesota Star Tribune.