Unlike natural nests that decay each year, these plastic structures can last for decades. Some coots are even reusing old ...

Unlike natural nests that decay each year, these plastic structures can last for decades. Some coots are even reusing old plastic nests rather than building new ones — an unusual behavior for these ...

In fact, this has already begun: Researchers revealed the history of bird nests in The Netherlands by scrutinizing plastic litter used in the nests’ construction. Many different birds ...

A hummingbird chick in Panama mimics a poisonous caterpillar to avoid predators—a rare case of bird-to-insect mimicry. When ...

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 ...

Plastic is no longer just a supplement to their nest-building — it has become the primary construction material. There’s something else that’s unusual about how birds use plastic.

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 ...

Here it is, barely spring in the Northland, and male eastern bluebirds are beginning to show up. And what a welcome sight ...

Julie Zickefoose, a nature book author, presented at the Newton Conservators webinar on Thursday, and discussed songbirds.

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 ...