We’re finally into February, and little signs of Spring are starting to pop up. I’ve spotted my first snowdrops of the year and the visitors in the garden have been getting noisier in the morning, I ...

It held together as snow built up inside the bowl, and we often saw chickadees “bathing” in the snow-bowl, much as birds in ...

With species like blackbirds, blue tits, house sparrows, wood pigeons, robins, and chaffinches filling the skies ... so that ...

For this experiment, the researchers placed two quail eggs inside more than 60 nest boxes and 80 inactive American robin nests placed around the Monkey Run Natural Area in Ithaca to simulate ...

When a bird drapes its nest with snake skin, it isn't just making an interesting home décor choice. For some birds, it keeps predators at bay. Researchers combined new and historical data to show ...

Bird lovers have been urged to ensure they are setting up their bird feeders correctly, as Storm Eowyn is due to strike within the next 24 hours.

Miles Purden and Curtis Houston have launched a survey of Kamloops residents dealing with woodpecker woes to find out what's working and what isn't.

One defense strategy that birds might employ involves draping their nests with snake skin. This tactic helps keep predators away, […] ...

Of the sites, 60 were nest boxes—to simulate cavity nests—and the remaining 80 were inactive open-cup American robin nests. Snake skins—provided from a local snake breeder—were placed in ...

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 ...

For this experiment, the researchers placed two quail eggs inside more than 60 nest boxes and 80 inactive American robin nests placed around the Monkey Run Natural Area in Ithaca to simulate ...