Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A cardinal rests on a snowy tree branch. - Umar Khan 22/Shutterstock Hoping to see flashes of red feathers in your backyard?

Neighboring groups of birds within the same species can create very different-looking nests — showing that their nest-building choices aren't solely controlled by instinct and the environment. Instead ...

From porch lights to dryer vents, birds can nest in the most unexpected spots. Here’s how to make those places less appealing ...

Just outside my home-office window, I noticed a bird’s nest about 4 feet high in some leafless shrubbery on a cold, winter’s day. I had not seen the nest in summer when it was hidden by green ...

Protect local avians by keeping these materials out of your yard.

A male and female Baltimore oriole feed their young while perched on their hanging nest, which is made of materials like thin twigs, plant cotton and bark strips. Spring is in the air — which means ...