One easy way to bring more birds to your yard is to create nesting stations filled with materials they love. Craft one in an instant with an old whisk and cord.

Most of the nests are composed of common, everyday bird-nest materials — twigs, straw, grasses, rootlets, pine needles, animal fur, moss and the like. Many birds, though, use additional materials.

Hummingbirds’ tiny cup nests are made with small grass, moss and spider webs that give them an elastic quality. (Ernie Cowan / For The San Diego Union-Tribune) A black-necked stilt lays eggs in ...

A blue tit will build its nest from moss, wool, hair and feathers either in a tree hollow or stump or in a nesting box. ... We have around 5,000 bird nests in the Museum collection. These fascinating ...

Learn which materials are safe for birds building nests, and which can be harmful. 9 Nesting Materials That Are Safe to Leave Out for Birds (and 3 That Aren't) Skip to main content ...

I open the pantry door and the eastern phoebe flies off the nest. Her cup-shaped home is made of mud, covered in moss and cantilevered over a glass light fixture — an avian Fallingwater.

In colder places, birds like blackbirds use moss and feathers to keep the nest warm. In hotter areas, they use lighter materials so air can flow through and keep the eggs from overheating. 4 / 6 ...

Researchers in Europe have found birds making nests from anti-bird spikes on buildings NPR's Scott Simon speaks with biologist Auke-Florian Hiemstra about his study of bird's nests that are made ...