Here is a look at five bird species that build some of the world’s most unusual nests, ranging from clay ovens to woven ...

Researchers in Amsterdam have discovered that Eurasian coots are building nests using plastic waste dating back decades. One nest contained 635 artificial items, including a 1994 FIFA World Cup ...

Learn more about the natural world with three incredible bird specimens Douglas G. D. Russell A bird making a nest. Taryn Elliott The nests and eggs of birds have fascinated us for hundreds of years.

Cuckoos sneak their eggs into other birds’ nests and copy egg colors to avoid detection. This study explains how they adjust to many hosts.

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 means ...

One man’s trash is a common coot’s treasure, at least when it comes to plastic. In Amsterdam, the birds have been constructing nests out of plastic food wrappers, masks and other waste for at least 30 ...

Dr. Rohwer is the curator of birds and mammals at the Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates. Most birds go to great lengths to hide their nests. So when I find one, invariably so carefully crafted ...

Contrary to its name, the common coot is no ordinary bird. Contrary to its name, the common coot is no ordinary bird. These plump, black-and-white birds have made themselves at home in the canals of ...