By Dean Murray Some birds want pink nests, according to new research. A new study found that birds with strong color preferences for nest-building material were less likely to copy others, instead ...

Neighboring groups of birds within the same species can create very different-looking nests — showing that their nest-building choices aren't solely controlled by instinct and the environment. Instead ...

Walking along a river trail recently, some birding friends and I stopped to stare in astonishment at an unusual sight, a hummingbird flitting near the base of a big oak. Almost at ground level, she ...

One human's trash just might be an avian's armoire. Urban birds have long used a wide assortment of building materials to build their nests - galvanized nails, barbed wire, even sheet music by BJ ...

Three burgundy speckled eggs are in a bird's nest - Kdp/Getty Images No matter how many birdhouses you hang around your yard, birds will make a nest anywhere they feel safe. In your trees or bushes?

Q: My husband was excited when he witnessed a robin building a nest by recycling a shed skin from a snake that lives at the foundation of our house in Clarksville, Tennessee. We're not sure exactly ...

The wrong entrance hole, poor insulation or bad placement can turn a nest box from safe haven to hazard ...

Nest-building isn't just instinct. Birds can learn from others, letting groups within one species develop their own distinctive nest-building... When birds build nests, they're also building a culture ...