The large bird of prey largely feeds on carrion and worms and cuts a distinctive silhouette with wing tips that look like ...

These elaborate constructions are just some of the birds' nests found at the Natural History Museum in Tring, UK, one of the ...

This is the conclusion of researchers from New York's Cornell University, who found birds that line their nests with snakeskin are less likely to have their eggs eaten by predators. "We think that ...

The Italian ecologist knew the trash hung from the nests of a certain bird, the black kite. But why? Many species of birds decorate their nests to attract a mate—but kites already have partners ...

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 ...

Owlets leave the nest before they can fly, in a phase known as ‘branching’. They will jump, flutter and climb around branches of nearby trees while begging for food from their parents. This lasts for ...

Nests: They rest in cup-shaped moss nests placed in a tree cavity. Identification: These small songbirds are quintessential black and white birds. They are white with heavy black stripes all over ...

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 ...

which are responsible for nest-site selection, is more intense in the colony centre and investigations were made to determine whether the birds nesting centrally in the colony differed in quality ...

It was hoped the new box would encourage the birds to nest in the area. Andy Clarke, 43, has spent two years looking for a location and organising the nest box While regular visitors, the birds ...