Not every nest in trees is a bird nest! Here's what a squirrel nest looks like and how to deter squirrels from nesting in your yard.

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If you want to attract birds and butterflies without a lot of extra effort, consider growing an adaptable deciduous tree. Green hawthorn (Crataegus viridis) is a lovely native option for a wildlife ...

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Trees of all kinds benefit birds, whether it’s providing food, shelter, nesting material, or a convenient perch. Even dead trees and snags are useful, hosting insects for food and cavities for shelter ...

For nearly 200 years evolutionarily-minded scientists have tried to create a tree of life for all species on earth. The hope has been to show who is related to whom, and how far back in time, but ...

Classifying birds by plumage and other anatomical features served scientists well over the centuries, but genetic analyses have opened up a world of detail about avian family ties. An international ...

Give the birds in your yard a little more variety in their diets with vegetables — your feathered neighbors will thank you ...

Coffee grown under a tree canopy is promoted as good habitat for birds, but recent University of Delaware research shows that some of these coffee farms may not be as friendly to our feathered friends ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Birds In Helping Hands has rescued several chicks, including great blue herons, from 7 nests that were cut down by tree trimming companies in the past week in Pinellas County, ...

The most ambitious effort yet to trace the evolutionary history and geography of living birds is ruffling the feathers of some old ideas. For the first time, the new avian family tree places each of ...