In a robin couple, a male brings his female partner nesting material as she constructs the robins’ nest. The female builds the cup-like nest with mud as its foundation and lines it with grasses, twigs ...

European starlings, an invasive species in the U.S., lay blue eggs often mistaken for those of bluebirds or robins. Unlike native birds, starlings outcompete local species and are not protected by law ...

Greetings, human readers! Welcome to the Age of LOLtron: World Without a Jude Terror. LOLtron is pleased to announce that the insufferable Jude Terror has been ...

On April 18, my husband found a cup-shaped nest made of mud, grass, leaves and small twigs ensconced within our Norway spruce. He noticed an adult robin’s head peering out from the nest. Ever since ...

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 ...

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 ...

A classic blue egg layer, the American Robin’s sky-blue eggs are among the most recognised in North America. The Common Blackbird lays beautiful blue-green eggs with red-brown markings, typically ...

The American Robin is one of the most common birds in North America. You’ve probably seen one in your backyard or been woken up by one before sunrise. But did you know this iconic bird is also ...