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 ...
Bird architecture is not just a bunch of twigs in a tree. Birds can build their nests out of many different things, such as ...
A white-browed sparrow weaver inspects a roost under construction, after just receiving some grass brought by another member of its group. (Maria Cristina Tello-Ramos) Neighboring groups of birds ...
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Birds Make an Alarm Call That Spans Species and Continents—and May Offer Insight Into the Evolution of Human Language
More than 20 species make a nearly identical noise to warn nearby birds of brood parasites, a behavior that bridges the ...
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 ...
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