The age when young birds leave their nest is the evolutionary compromise between parents, who want their chicks to leave as early as possible, and offspring, who want to leave as late as possible ...

The longer I watch mourning doves, the more I wonder. How do these birds that appear to be so dimwitted persist in such great numbers? There are hundreds of millions of them. Let's see if we can ...

Nests are generally thought of as a bird’s home, but it is more appropriate to consider them a nursery for raising baby birds. S.K. Winnicki, a Ph.D. candidate in avian evolutionary ecology at the ...

Japanese tits appear to flutter their wings to tell mates to enter the nest, suggesting that birds may communicate with a variety of gestures. Signals such as waving are a common aspect of ...

DEAR JOAN: A pair of cooing mourning doves are building their nest on our patio table. I love all our birds and am torn between cleaning it up and waiting for nature’s show. Related Articles Here’s ...