Most birds build some sort of nest where the eggs are incubated. In many species, the female does that job, and in many others both females and males participate. But in a few species, it is the male ...

"I had an active bluebird nest with five eggs until yesterday, when I discovered the shell remnants on the ground beneath the pole," she wrote. "One was clearly drilled through." Kathy sent along a ...

I've been wondering lately, do animals invent names? As in names for themselves? Names for each other? I've always thought that what we do when we call ourselves "Ralph" or "Laura" is unique, ...

Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who covers flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. NASHVILLE — The drama started the first time a house wren showed up, nearly a decade ago ...

Early this spring, I hung a small bird box from a pergola rafter ten feet from my kitchen window. I had high hopes that either Carolina chickadees or house wrens (both are cavity-nesters) would ...

Motherhood is nature’s greatest marvel, giving life and sustenance to a new generation. Carolina wrens form lifelong male-female bonds, but the female makes the male work hard to court her before ...

Spring is here, and love is in the air. Birds are romancing each other, and new nests are being built all around. I know you have seen the birds and heard their different songs. They are busy at work, ...

For us, summer usually starts on Mother’s Day when our back-of-the-garage garden plot begins to take shape. Today we can see the first yellow flowers on our tomato plants and our peppers, zucchini and ...