This is the conclusion of researchers from New York's Cornell University, who found birds that line their nests with snakeskin are less likely to have their eggs eaten by predators. "We think that ...
this could provide a defensive selection for birds laying their nests among snake skins. Though birders have known this for ages, this was never systematically studied until now. The researchers ...
Generally, these birds lay eggs in mid-February," Handel said. "We're going to be looking for mating. We're going to be looking for bonding rituals. And one of those rituals is nest building," she ...
But will they rebuild their nest in the Hays neighborhood — an area that has become their home over the years — in time to lay their eggs? “The nest had already looked like it was starting ...