An experiment by evolutionary biologists offers new insights into birds’ brains. Three robin eggs in a nest, along with a double-pyramid imposter.Credit...M. Hauber Supported by By Veronique Greenwood ...

In the spring, robins living on an Illinois tree farm sat on some unusual eggs. Alongside the customary brilliant blue ovoids they had laid were some unusually shaped objects. Although they had the ...

The American Robin might become a paranoid bird, given the number of creatures trying to fool it. Scientists have known for quite some time that a parasite-type bird exists: the brown-headed cowbird.

These dramatic photos show a robin and cuckoo in the throes of a vicious fight. Taken in Kirkcudbright, Scotland, the images show the pair grappling with each other as the Robin 'instinctively knows ...

Birds have evolved to fit particular environments. Eggs have evolved along with the birds. The eggs that birds will lay this spring will vary in shape and color to facilitate successful hatching in a ...

DEAR JOAN: We are excited that a robin red breast has laid four blue eggs with brown speckles in a nest in the middle of one of our rose bushes. Mommy and Daddy Robin spend a lot of time with the nest ...

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