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When black kites build their nests, they’re especially fond of white decorations, eschewing all other colors. That’s because these “white flags” can be positioned to notify other birds about the ...

Eurasian magpie and carrion crow nests made almost entirely out of anti-bird devices have been found in four European cities Michael Lee Simpson is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. His work has ...

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 ...

A male and female Baltimore oriole feed their young while perched on their hanging nest, which is made of materials like thin twigs, plant cotton and bark strips. Spring is in the air — which means ...

Two white storks in a nest. (Zuzanna Jagiello via SWNS) By Pol Allingham via SWNS Birds are now using cigarette butts, plastic bags and other litter to build their nests, reveals a new study.

Birds in Europe are prying up the metal barbs, meant to repel them from roosting on buildings, and using the devices as nesting material Victoria Sayo Turner Mass Media Fellow, AAAS Picture a bird’s ...

Anti-bird spikes are used around the world to keep birds off buildings. But clever magpies and crows in Europe have figured out how to use them to their advantage. They have started using the spikes ...

A pair of fierce Water thick-knees faced off against a large monitor lizard in an attempt to protect the eggs in their nest. Bjorn Borge Lunde recently had the opportunity to witness this ...

Many people confuse squirrel nests with bird nests, but the two have quite a few recognizable differences. From their construction and materials to their location and shape, the nests vary in many ...

DEAR HELOISE: I appreciate the recent letter about the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. I was surprised by how many people wrote in with methods of how to discourage birds from building nests at ...

While most birds spend their time gathering twigs, leaves and branches to prepare their nests for their young ones, some lazy ...