COLUMN: The Art and Science Behind Bird-Nest Construction

COLUMN: The art and science behind bird-nest construction

Location, shape and building style are good ways to identify species, as is feather colour or song is to another birdwatcher, says columnist

COLUMN: The art and science behind bird nest construction

The location, shape and construction of a nest is as good a way to identify a species as is feather colour or song is to another birdwatcher, says columnist

Book review: Bird School by Adam Nicolson

Bird School by Adam Nicolson Jon Gower In the spring of 1937 the young bird photographer Eric Hosking was trying to capture images of tawny owls in Doldowlod near Llanwrthwl in Powys. To do so he had erected a twenty foot tall “pylon’ with a good view into a nest. Hosking spent a patient afternoon with his camera and flashlight waiting for a parent bird to return with no luck. He eventually called it a day, deciding to return the next and leavin…

A nice "bar" was discovered in the forest -- such a sighting has been drawing attention on X. "Bird nesting material bar" There is something colorful and fluffy hanging from the sign hanging from a tree. In other words, this is where the little birds make their nests... Continue reading on "J Town Net"