Cuckoos – which lay their eggs in nests of other birds – have higher speciation rates when they lay their eggs in a broader range of host bird species’ nests, a new study reports. This higher ...

Some birds and other animals are 'brood parasites' whose mothers leave their offspring with other species. A common reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) attacks a female common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) ...

Little Swamp Sanctuary may have a depth of water ranging from two to eight feet in the spring, but shrink to areas of dark muck soil along the edges and a lower water table in the dry parts of the ...

When birds start nesting in the spring, you may find them in places you don’t expect—and not always where you’d like them to raise their young. “The most common places to find bird nests around your ...

The majority of bird species create their nests with the help of twigs, leaves, mud, grass, and feathers. The nests provide ...

We have an asylum of cuckoos here in Tullaher in west Clare. I counted three on April 29th and photographed two together on ...