It’s the Mad Max dream of a bird’s nest: A menacing composite of metal, clay, twig and plastic. Spotted in a sugar maple tree in Antwerp, Belgium, the gnarly architecture brims with at least ...

When it comes to building nests, birds use a wide variety of tactics and materials. Some birds, ... To build their nests, they carry mud and clay in their beaks back to their nesting site.

For that reason, I generally don’t consider them homes. But the analogy is apt, if only to convey the uniqueness of their ...

The investigators put up 60 nest boxes and placed quail eggs and simulated eggs of modeling clay in each box. They placed one or more snake skins in the nest in 40 of the boxes; 20 nest boxes had ...

As a bird nut (and a registered bird bander) I have a nest box for little owls. Further down in the Quarry, my Bird mate Pet. ... Nests under cover. Made from clay, ...

Dutch doctoral student Auke-Florian Hiemstra excavated a bird nest, and made a startling discovery. From McDonald's lids to face masks, the nest was built with layers of human trash — the oldest ...

Researchers in Europe have found birds making nests from anti-bird spikes on buildings NPR's Scott Simon speaks with biologist Auke-Florian Hiemstra about his study of bird's nests that are made ...

Flycatchers, which nest in tree holes (or bird boxes), ... The investigators put up 60 nest boxes and placed quail eggs and simulated eggs of modeling clay in each box.