They observed Feb 14 as bird nest conservation day for the first time in India at Bongaon Chola Higher Secondary School of Golaghat district. As the world grapples with the challenges of climate ...

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 ...

Annie Klaff and I, the hosts of the MASN Orioles podcast “The Bird’s Nest,” will be joining them to put a camera in their faces, a practice that players and coaches have surely been ...

(Beyond Pesticides, February 11, 2025) In a Science of The Total Environment study, scientists test over 100 blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) and great tit (Parus major) birds’ nests for pesticide ...

Birds utilise shed snake skins in their nests to deter predators, like small mammals, from attacking their young. A study by Cornell University reveals cavity-nesting birds are much more likely to ...

And one such change is in the number of birds in our gardens, with some species like doves, thrushes and pigeons already beginning to nest for breeding season at the end of this month and the ...

A new report suggests that more Americans may be walking around with bird flu − and not even know it. Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention randomly tested 150 ...

It might be Valentine’s Day – but this weekend is for more than just love birds. The Great Backyard Bird Count is back. Between Feb. 14 and 17, the event invites nature enthusiasts around ...

Edible bird’s nest is made by a species of cave-dwelling swiftlets. Weaved from their saliva and harvested in caves and man-made nesting houses, bird’s nests are then painstakingly cleaned ...

A pandemic is not inevitable, scientists say. But the outbreak has passed worrisome milestones in recent weeks, including cattle that may have been reinfected. By Apoorva Mandavilli Apoorva ...

Primrose continues: “Dependence on seeds and grains are one of the reasons the collared doves nest so close to areas inhabited by humans. The birds are not fussy about what seed or grain they eat.