Found across South and Southeast Asia, the common tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius) is just 4 to 5 inches long and weighs less ...
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, ...
Spring is when most birds court, breed and raise young, and they must find — or build — a safe place for eggs and nestlings. Nearly all birds use a nest of some kind, but construction varies widely ...
An Eastern Kingbird keeps watch over the Kennebec River from a branch in July in Winslow. (Rich Abrahamson/Staff Photographer) Warming temperatures means birds will be looking for places to nest, lay ...
Birds like to nest in the shelter of porches and eaves, but we don't always feel so happy about it when they do. Sometimes the location is inconvenient; other times, we're worried about disturbing the ...