Does a cuckoo know it's a cuckoo? The answer is more difficult than you might think, explains Richard Pallardy ...

While most birds carefully nurture and protect their young, some species have evolved a more unconventional approach. Known as "brood parasites," these birds lay their eggs in the nests of other ...

Learn more about the natural world with three incredible bird specimens Douglas G. D. Russell A bird making a nest. Taryn Elliott The nests and eggs of birds have fascinated us for hundreds of years.

If you adore feathered creatures, attracting a variety of birds to your yard might sound like pure bliss. But what if you discover one of their eggs on the ground? A lot of us have the natural ...

The eagles at the U.S. Steel nest in West Mifflin are on egg watch — as are the hundreds of people who watch the livestream. Stella and her mate Irvin continue to sit on standby as their eaglets are ...

Nest building is costly. It requires time, energy, and constant defence from predators. For birds that raise their own young, this investment makes sense because it ensures survival of their chicks.

Black birds with a greenish sheen and brown heads sometimes visit my yard during spring migration. These are male brown-headed cowbirds, and they often arrive in mixed flocks of red-winged blackbirds ...

In a new book, a curator at England’s Natural History Museum describes rare and interesting nests and eggs—from the house sparrow to the village weaver—and the lessons they hold for avian conservation ...

A video of a woman's unexpected discovery of "precious" eggs on her porch has delighted users on TikTok. The clip was shared by @ericatofuanglin and has had over 391,000 views since it was posted on ...