IF YOU'VE ever watched your cat stare intensely out the window at a bird, making that peculiar "ek-ek-ek" chattering sound ...

Remember this? A juvenile sandhill crane nicknamed 'Sandy Baby' became an unexpected local celebrity in the early-1980s after choosing crabapples over migration ...

After weeks of feeding and caring for a tiny bird, the moment came to let it return to nature. It sounded simple, but the wild has its own rules. The release brought surprises, nerves, and a few ...

Wild Birds Unlimited has the perfect gift for the bird lover on your list — bird feeding! For nine years, Wild Birds Unlimited has specialized in backyard bird feeding and during the holidays they're ...

After decades of mystery, scientists have finally proven that Europe’s largest bat, the greater noctule, hunts and eats small songbirds mid-air—more than a kilometer above ground. Using tiny ...

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To keep squirrels out of bird feeders, using bird seed coated in hot pepper oil is an effective solution. When using pepper-treated seed, wear gloves and avoid making your own mixture to prevent ...

To avoid becoming a snack for birds, spotted lanternflies appear to store a bitter and foul-smelling toxin in their bodies that makes them less appetizing to would-be predators, new research from Penn ...

There are three species of bats that eat birds. We know that because we have found feathers and other avian remains in their feces. What we didn’t know was how exactly they hunt birds, which are quite ...

The recording gives it away. First, a sudden plunge in altitude, then distressed bird calls before a prolonged series of chewing sounds. The largest bat species in Europe has been caught in the act by ...

The discovery of bird DNA in bat poo has suggested that a handful of bat species are able to hunt migrating birds. Researchers have now obtained direct evidence that some bats do hunt birds — and even ...