Ohio's killdeer birds are known for their dramatic "broken-wing act" to protect nests and their unique nesting habits.

Researchers used artificial nests to test two methods for reducing the nest predation of vulnerable and endangered ground-nesting birds. The study showed that red foxes can be more easily deceived ...

When a bird drapes its nest with snake skin, it isn't just making an interesting decor choice. Researchers find that for some birds, it keeps predators at bay. When a bird drapes its nest with snake ...

Q: My husband was excited when he witnessed a robin building a nest by recycling a shed skin from a snake that lives at the foundation of our house in Clarksville, Tennessee. We're not sure exactly ...

From mimicking car alarms to weaving mossy decoys, birds are finding ingenious ways to survive in a human-dominated world.

Snakeskin decor is a bold interior design choice—but for some birds, it's literally a matter of life and death. This is the conclusion of researchers from New York's Cornell University, who found ...

Birds & Blooms details how predator guards can block raccoons, snakes, and squirrels from raiding birdhouses, using designs like baffles, mesh guards, and hole plates. The National Park Service and ...

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 ...

If you love attracting hummingbirds, you'll want to keep them safe. Find out which hummingbird predators to watch out for.

Have you ever heard the old expression that “He, or She, has a bird nest on the ground?” The meaning of the expression is usually interpreted as someone has discovered something that brings them high ...

Nesting season brings joy to the backyard, but sometimes things don't work out as expected. Learn why birds may abandon their ...