Conservation scientist Charles van Rees, Ph.D., explains when it is safe to remove or relocate birds nests, prioritizing the ...

A Bird Nest In Your Dryer Vent Is More Common Than You Think—Here’s What To Do An expert weighs in. Meghan Overdeep Tue, July 15, 2025 at 1:56 PM PDT 4 min read ...

A bird's nest is a happy sight in a thriving garden, but looks can be deceiving. That collection of twigs may actually be home to a common garden pest.

I open the pantry door and the eastern phoebe flies off the nest. Her cup-shaped home is made of mud, covered in moss and cantilevered over a glass light fixture — an avian Fallingwater. Her ...

Here’s what else to know. How do I spot a nest? Despite the fact that birds are all around us, there’s a reason we don’t see nests everywhere: Parents try to build nests in secret.

Nest-building isn't just instinct. Birds can learn from others, letting groups within one species develop their own distinctive nest-building traditions.

Nest-building isn’t just instinct. Birds can learn from others, letting groups within one species develop their own distinctive nest-building traditions.

Several bird species use the shed skin of a snake during nest building to scare off predators. I was not aware robins had joined the ranks of those that adorn their nests that way.