In a robin couple, a male brings his female partner nesting material as she constructs the robins’ nest. The female builds the cup-like nest with mud as its foundation and lines it with grasses, twigs ...

Dear Pet Talk: I don’t have pets but keep active birdfeeders, so all the birds are my “pets in the wild.” Why do robins lay blue eggs? — Bird Lover Dear Bird Lover: I concur with you about wild birds ...

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When I was teaching ornithology, there were several questions that my students would invariably ask at some point during the academic term. One was why are robin eggs blue? Even Charles Darwin ...

DEAR PET TALK: I don’t have pets but keep active birdfeeders, so all the birds are my “pets in the wild.” I have always wondered: Why do robins lay blue eggs? BIRD LOVER DEAR BIRD LOVER: I concur with ...