A Baltimore oriole made its nest of mostly horsehair, while a pigeon just used an empty plastic garden pot. Birds use whatever is handy to build a nest typical for their species, but that varies as ...

In Iowa, 212 bird species nest throughout the state during nesting season. Nesting season is a great opportunity for first-time birdwatchers to make observations and start identifying species. Expert ...

It’s winter, and there is a wealth of vacant real estate just waiting to be explored. Not the brick-and-mortar sort, but the twig, ...

What's that white bird in the swamp? Discover what a great egret eats, where it lives, and how the bird bounced back from ...

Maria Cristina Tello-Ramos Neighboring groups of birds within the same species can create very different-looking nests — showing that their nest-building choices aren’t solely controlled by instinct ...