asks Birds & Blooms reader Leona Schroeder of Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Birding experts Kenn and Kimberly Kaufman say, “Mud is ...

From symbolism to their bug catching abilities, there's a lot to learn about a barn swallow. Learn about their nests, songs ...

The newest residents, thousands of barn swallows and cliff swallows, are making themselves unwelcome by building mud nests under the eaves. "I don't want them flying around and leaving bird feces ...

A flamingo looks like a bird cooked up by an exuberant preschooler ... With its hooked bill it scrapes up clumps of mud to make a nest. Stiff bristles inside its bill filter water containing ...