Last June, a robin built a nest atop an outdoor lamp on my back deck. The nest then sat empty for more than a week. As the days passed, the nest’s emptiness made me uneasy and stirred a sense of ...

Eventually, “empty nest” could be used on its own with the “birds on the wing” metaphor merely implied. The American ...

DEAR JOAN: We’ve been seeing lots of mourning dove activity recently and about two weeks ago, I looked out from our backyard window and saw a nest under the roof, up in the eaves. Our dogs and ...

Many years ago, on our way to shul, my daughters and I encountered a baby bird on the sidewalk. It was apparent from its downy fur, tiny size and outraged squawks that it was newly hatched ...

I ask this because I wonder if some other bird might come across this empty nest and use it on a cold winter night when the wind and snow are blowing.” Great questions, L.F.! By the time we ...

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For a breeding bird, incubating a nest is always a gamble. Female black-throated blue warblers sit on their eggs for about 12 days straight, only leaving briefly to feed.

Having an empty nest isn’t what I expected Opinion by Marjorie Rosenthal. 5 minute read ... This past spring, my daughters and I noticed a bird’s nest in our backyard, ...