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A selection of elaborate birds' nests from around the world
It is in its original shipping packaging from 1896. The multiple open-cup nests (pictured below) are the work of many ...
With leaves gone, birds’ nests easy to spot
This is a great time of year to see birds’ nests. A search for bird nests is like an archaeological dig, without the ground and without the dig. Shrubs and trees are naked, allowing an open ...
Making a nest a home
It’s nesting season again. For something so basic and so essential to avian life, I believe that the act of nesting is misunderstood by many. Let’s go over some very basic stuff and ...
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Snakeskin Isn’t Just a Fashion Statement for Birds
A museum curator with a ladder showed that birds that build cavity-style nests are able to protect their eggs with the skin shed by snakes. By Kate Golembiewski In 1889, the naturalist Allan ...
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Cavity-nesting birds decorate with snake skin to deter predators
When a bird drapes its nest with snake skin, it isn't just making an interesting decor choice. Researchers find that for some birds, it keeps predators at bay. When a bird drapes its nest with ...