Throughout Unitt’s 37-year career, he has overseen the addition of over 15,000 bird specimens, cataloging the region's avian ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eurasian coots are making their nests out of our trash, reported ZME Science. Researchers in Amsterdam have discovered that ...

From a distance, a spring beach in Florida looks peaceful: rolling waves, bright umbrellas, and long stretches of pale sand. But look closer, and you’ll find a very different story written in tiny ...

It’s spring — the time when birds nest and lay eggs. And outside Portland, one unusual nesting pair has attracted the attention of birders drawn to a story of love across differences. It’s also a ...

One of the tiniest birds plays a surprisingly large role in conservation advancement. Hummingbirds are beloved by many. Because the public is so fond of these gorgeous little birds, they help draw ...

Finding a bird's nest in your yard can be a thrilling experience, particularly if you've set up a protected bird feeding station with everything they need to thrive. You can grab your binoculars and ...

A museum curator with a ladder showed that birds that build cavity-style nests are able to protect their eggs with the skin shed by snakes. By Kate Golembiewski In 1889, the naturalist Allan Octavian ...

When building a bird nest in ant territory, the best defense could be an offensive fungus. Swollen-thorn acacia trees are aggressively defended by multiple species of ants. And yet, several species of ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) -Bird watching can be a fun hobby in the backyard, but one type of bird is proving to be a nuisance for many, and taking care of them can be problematic, too, as barn swallows are ...

A bunch of cliff swallow birds were making a nuisance of themselves at the Eldersburg Crossing Shopping Center, where they built nests on exterior walls. Their loud chirping and messy, muddy nests may ...

It seems that by lacing their nests with cigarette butts, several species of birds have learned to keep pests and parasites ...