The Italian ecologist knew the trash hung from the nests of a certain bird, the black kite. But why? Many species of birds decorate their nests to attract a mate—but kites already have partners ...

The Museum holds one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of blown birds’ eggs in the world as well as over 4,000 nests. In total we hold over 200,000 data-rich clutches of eggs, ...

Dutch researchers have found that some birds use the spikes as weapons around their nests - using them to keep pests away in the same way that humans do. It shows amazing adaptability, biologist ...

To register your interest please contact [email protected] providing details of the course you are teaching. Bird Nests and Construction Behaviour provides a broad view of our current ...

D. Russell A bird making a nest. Taryn Elliott The nests and eggs of birds have fascinated us for hundreds of years. At its simplest the nest is any structure made by a bird in which eggs are laid ...

Bird's Nest soup is a famous delicacy in Chinese cuisine, known for being made from the nests of Edible-nest swiftlets. These birds, native to South Asia, create their nests using their own saliva. In ...

Nest boxes can be an excellent substitute for the holes found in old trees or dilapidated buildings that cavity-nesting birds, such as tits and sparrows, prefer. But in recent years, bird-welfare ...

Edible bird’s nest is made by a species of cave-dwelling swiftlets. Weaved from their saliva and harvested in caves and man-made nesting houses, bird’s nests are then painstakingly cleaned ...

Today, it is in London’s Natural History Museum, the oldest piece in a collection of more than 5000 bird nests. “That nest is a small encapsulation of the environment of Rio de Janeiro in 1768 ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Bird nest soup. It's a gelatinous mixture, made from, you guessed it, bird nests. You can find it on the menu at certain Chinese restaurants like ...