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?

Many people confuse squirrel nests with bird nests, but the two have quite a few recognizable differences. From their construction and materials to their location and shape, the nests vary in many ...

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 ...

Nests can be found anywhere birds are found. Here, many of our species are forest nesters appreciative of the leafy camouflage protecting them from predators. They come in all sizes from the large ...

The thunder rolled and lightning danced among the jagged peaks as a summer rainstorm soaked the alpine meadows of California’s Sierra Nevada. Our parkas were zipped tight and heads down as we plodded ...

A museum curator with a ladder showed that birds that build cavity-style nests are able to protect their eggs with the skin shed by snakes. By Kate Golembiewski In 1889, the naturalist Allan Octavian ...

No matter how many birdhouses you hang around your yard, birds will make a nest anywhere they feel safe. In your trees or bushes? Naturally. Under the eaves of your roof? Sure, because it stays nice ...