In Amsterdam, the birds have been constructing nests out of plastic food wrappers, masks and other waste for at least 30 years, researchers report in the February Ecology. The revelation shows not ...

Currently, Malaysia is one of four countries permitted to export bird’s nest to China. The others are Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. China is the largest consumer of bird’s nest in the world ...

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 ...

Each year, these birds typically build new, bowl-shaped nests using leaves, rushes and reeds. But, while nesting in cities, they often supplement these natural, biodegradable materials with man ...

The researchers noted that old nesting material can be host to harmful parasites like red mites and too much plastic in the nest increases the risk of entanglement for the birds, sometimes ...

He said that the ministry supports efforts to increase Indonesia's edible bird's nest exports to China. Indonesia is the world's largest producer of premium edible bird's nests, adhering to rigorous ...

us, in the ' midst of their largest cities ... and in the rearing and education of the young birds afterward. As soon as a nest is fairly begun, some member of the household puts up a neat ...

One nest contained 635 artificial items, including a 1994 FIFA World Cup souvenir and a 1996 McDonald's McChicken container. "The oldest layer is as old as me — all my life, a bird was nesting here," ...