Discover birds that make unique nests with incredible architecture, from the massive communal fortress of the weaver bird to ...

To better understand their appearance and makeup, especially in comparison to bird nests, here are some specifics to keep in ...

Two summers ago, a patient looking out his Belgian-hospital window spied in a tree an odd, abandoned magpie nest of plastic and wire. He had, by coincidence, just read a newspaper article about a ...

Dale Curry thought her wreath of pale blue, yellow and pink eggs added the perfect touch to the front door of her home in the New Orleans suburb of River Ridge. But then Mother Nature stepped in, and ...

Picture a bird’s nest. Chances are, what comes to mind is a woven basket of twigs and plant fibers—you might not imagine a crown of metal spines. But that’s exactly how some crows and magpies in ...

At the Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center in Jasper County the other day, I nearly stumbled upon a killdeer plopped down on a swath of bare, gravel-covered ground. I quickly realized that the bird was ...