Albatrosses are some of the largest birds in the world. While they might be smaller in height and size than birds like ostriches, they are famous for having the largest wingspan. Given their ...

NEW YORK —The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has several tips to help ground-nesting birds during the mowing season. While grasses are getting greener and flowers are blooming ...

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 ...

Canada geese sometimes hog elevated nesting platforms from osprey in Wyoming. So, the ospreys try building nests on powerline ...

Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks workers are building a new 1.5-mile-long trail on Gunbarrel Hill – in large part to protect vesper sparrows and other ground-nesting songbirds. The new Vesper ...

A bird house is a common way to attract birds to your yard, but not every species favor these enclosed spaces. Some birds ...

In my last column, I introduced the great drama of the bird world currently in progress: the nesting season. What I didn’t talk much about, however, are the nests themselves, those uncounted ...

Giving your pet bird a comfortable nesting environment is crucial for its health and happiness. These nests also add a touch of decor to your feathered friend’s habitat while they’re breeding. Many ...

A landfill can be more than a garbage dump. It can be a place of ecological renewal. The latest example at Fairfax County’s I-95 landfill is a plan to protect some of the landfill’s grassland habitat ...

Birds primarily use nesting boxes to raise their young in spring and summer, but a simple change can turn the abandoned shelter into a warm winter roost.