How do birds know how to build such intricate nests? Why robins gather mud balls, chickadees pluck fur and wrens are champion stick gatherers.

Most bird species have a characteristic nest, and you have to wonder how they learned to build it in the first place, since birds are hatched in the nest already built by their parents. How do young ...

Birds build their nests out of everything from twigs and mud to spider silk. Some birds don’t even build a nest, and the places where they do build them can vary.

It is spring in the northern hemisphere and birds initiate the remarkable architectural feat of building a home for the young. How is this accomplished?

Austin Lambert explained that naturalists at the center, of which he is one, were teaching the children how to build nest boxes, in which birds can build their homes.

Birds' nests are as diverse as the creatures who build them. The variety of locations, shapes, and sizes they’re built in and the materials they’re made from can be staggering.

Birds build nests mainly to keep their eggs and chicks safe. Nests give warmth and shelter and help protect them from predators. Without a good nest, it would be hard for birds to keep their eggs ...

Birds make nests over front doors, on porches and patios, even on cars. If you can’t leave it alone entirely, here’s how to keep one safe.