Bird nesting season is here! Learn the materials birds need to build nests, how to protect nesting birds from predators, and ...

Spring is in the air and with it comes nesting season. In the UK, birds start building their little houses from March onwards, making now an opportune moment to install a bird box in your garden.

Which bird nest is best? Pet birds spend the majority of their time actively exploring their cage or enclosure, eating or socializing with their owner or cagemates. However, when it comes time for ...

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?

L.F. asks: “Once a mom and dad have raised their young (in a birdhouse), and have 'kicked' the kids out, is it safe to clean out the birdhouse? I ask this because I wonder if some other bird might ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Budding ornithologists will be all too familiar with the joy of ...

National Bird Box week started yesterday. Recently I was lucky enough to be working with Nicholas Watts, a keen bird enthusiast who was made an MBE in 2006 for his services to farming and conservation ...

I start sneezing this time of year due to allergies from who-knows-what, which oddly serves as a tickler to clean nest boxes, bird feeders and birdbaths. Joined by my wife, I hurried with the cleaning ...