When summer temperatures rise, backyard birds can face life-threatening conditions inside their nesting boxes. The small wooden shelters might seem like they have plenty of insulation for cavity ...

Inmates at Dumfries prison have been building bird nesting boxes to help bolster the population of common swifts in the ...

Add an owl's nest box for a fun, backyard project that will improve the biodiversity of your yard. This science and carpentry based backyard build is perfect for family fun and birdwatching.

Birds make nests over front doors, on porches and patios, ... Make sure your nest box does not have a perch, or a peg right below the entrance — birds don’t use them, ...

Wild birds are fun to watch at backyard bird feeders, and by feeding on insects, they are a natural form of pest control. But when birds start to nest on your porch, in your attic, or other ...

Cherry picker cranes proved a real nest egg when they helped install bird boxes to keep the threatened Swift population flying high. They say birds of a feather flock together and this certainly seems ...

Colorful male wood ducks are among the most beautiful birds on earth. Mary Miller Rumple A USFWS wood duck nest box crew works at Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge.

Nest boxes can be an excellent substitute for the holes found in old trees or dilapidated buildings that cavity-nesting birds, such as tits and sparrows, prefer. But in recent years, bird-welfare ...