If you are only interested in inviting nesting birds to your yard, the best time to put out birdhouses is late winter to early spring. For the South, this is by the end of February. This way, your ...

Watching birds as they build their nests, lay eggs, incubate, hatch, and raise their young can be a truly joyful experience. Humans are often fascinated by the dedication shown by birds throughout the ...

Picture a bird’s nest. Chances are, what comes to mind is a woven basket of twigs and plant fibers—you might not imagine a crown of metal spines. But that’s exactly how some crows and magpies in ...

The difference between nesting boxes and birdhouses can be difficult to define. For example, it might seem obvious that a nesting box is somewhere for birds to nest and lay eggs, but what's a birdbox?