Starting with the materials, you'll usually want to use untreated wood ... would be to build a hardware cloth tunnel at the opening, which birds can easily cope with but most predators cannot. While ...

Since these birds build cup nests ... over an inch apart to support either side of a theoretical nest. Then, cut two final ...

These birds live communally, and the entire cohort works together to build a nest and multiple roosts from grass. The group’s ...

Larger birds may evict smaller species if they can get in. Rats and weasels can chew through wooden nest boxes to get to the eggs and chicks inside. But by using a terracotta pot, you should limit ...

By adding an owl nest box to your garden you'll be providing these birds of prey a safe space. Plus, they'll help protect ...

One of the cutest things about hummingbirds is that they love to perch on little swings. Create a DIY swing to help these ...

I was surprised by how many people wrote in with methods of how to discourage birds from building nests at their house. We had a barn swallow who built a nest up under the eaves of my front porch. She ...

Recently, opportunity and design aligned naturally in Amy Weliever’s engineering and design class. Seventh-grade students ...

The other reason birds build nests is to raise their young ... “I don’t see a bland, uninteresting tray of wood chips. I see the beginning of a journey to save the echo parakeet.” ...

However, carpenter bees like to make their nests by drilling holes in wood, which can be problematic if their wood source ...

Maintaining purple martin houses can be messy business in the fall — it certainly was at Sand Point in early October. Seven ...

Plus, we also reveal the bird boxes we don't recommend. The best materials for bird nest boxes are harder types of wood, such as cedar, oak or beech, at least 15mm thick, or woodcrete (a waterproof ...