I wanted to build a first-class home. Small enough to be cozy, but big enough to raise a family. I needed an ideal location, near a wooded area, with a natural supermarket nearby. And the design ...

It's becoming harder for birds to find good accommodations to nest in, in natural places like stumps and dead trees due to increased urbanization. There have even been some bird populations that have ...

There are few bird-watching experiences more rewarding than setting up a birdhouse and having a pair of birds select it as their home to raise young. Get ready for an adventure as you witness the ...

Want to have an owl nest in your backyard? It's time to start to thinking about building a nesting box for your backyard. Surprisingly, winter is the best time to put up an owl nesting box. You could ...

Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2023. Who wants to see an owl? Who wants to hear an owl? Who wants to build homes for an owl? Who? Who? Who? One of the best ways to do that is to ...

The winter project can pay off during the spring and summer. Southeast Missourian A small investment of lumber, nails and a little elbow grease to build bird houses can pay off in an activity to cure ...

Most local resident birds start nest building as early as they deem doable. They grab prime territory before migrating summer nesters arrive, establish homestead rights by at least beginning a nest, ...

Q: My husband was excited when he witnessed a robin building a nest by recycling a shed skin from a snake that lives at the foundation of our house in Clarksville, Tennessee. We're not sure exactly ...

Birds are stealing anti-bird spikes put up by humans - and using them to build their nests. Researchers from two Dutch natural history museums first came across the phenomenon in a hospital courtyard ...