There is something faintly unsettling about finding snakeskin threaded through a bird’s nest. A curl of translucent scales tucked among feathers and dry grass feels out of place, almost staged. Yet ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 01603-022.01 Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) male singing, displaying in wetland Marion Co. ILRed-winged blackbird, ...

A long-billed curlew flies over the Great Plains. New research suggests the birds react to danger more quickly when they hear prairie dog alarm calls. Andy Boyce, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and ...

Diurnal and nocturnal raptors exhibit significant differences in foraging times and predatory behavior, yet little is known about the nesting defense responses of parent birds to these raptors during ...

When birds start nesting in the spring, you may find them in places you don't expect—and not always where you'd like them to raise their young. "The most common places to find bird nests around your ...

Ground-nesting birds occupy some of the most vulnerable ecological niches, relying on open or semi-open habitats for breeding. Their eggs and chicks are exposed to a diverse community of predators, ...

A study focused on protecting Scotland's capercaillie population by managing predators through non-lethal means has seen brood numbers double in target areas. The capercaillie is a ground-nesting bird ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As soon as your hedges start to look a little unruly, it's only natural to want to trim them back into shape – but as spring ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Prairie dogs are the Paul Reveres of the Great Plains: They bark to alert neighbors to the presence of predators, with separate calls for dangers coming by land or by air. “Prairie ...

Spotted lanternflies may season themselves to the distaste of potential bird predators, according to a new study led by entomologists in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. The findings, ...