Bird Feeders: Good for Backyard Birds — But Not All Wildlife Should Be Fed

Bird feeders can be a genuine help for songbirds, especially during cold snaps and snow cover when their natural food gets ...
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At 3,000 Meters, The World's Highest Known Case Of Bird Predation Has Been Recorded

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

A Biologist Explains How Prehistoric ‘Terror Birds’ Earned Their Name

Long before big cats, terror birds reigned as apex predators. Here’s how these flightless birds hunted, and why they went ...

The Identity Thief: How the Fork-Tailed Drongo Scams Its Way to a Free Lunch

Even in places with clement weather and ample resources, nature can be brutal. When it comes to utterly inhospitable ...
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Parent birds assess nest predation risk

Skutch hypothesized that nest predators visually assess parental activities to locate a prey nest, whereas parents modify fitness-related traits to reduce the probability of nest predation. We ...

Birds will flock to gardens that pay attention to one detail all year round

If you want to help the local wildlife thrive, you need to make sure you're setting up the right kind of bird feeder - and ...