Many of the UK’s bird species are in serious decline, largely due to habitat destruction and the collapse of food chains ...

A bird photographer in Michigan has captured dramatic footage of the moment a red-headed woodpecker found a starling in its tree trunk nest and evicted it by yanking it out.

European starlings are not just dazzling in appearance; they’re also cunning competitors. These birds will boldly invade the nests of other species, tearing out eggs or nestlings and tossing ...

This time, I’m introducing some of these birds beginning their nest-building in a freshly budding forest. The Chestnut-cheeked Starling got its Japanese name ’Komukudori‘ (meaning ’small Grey Starling ...

European starlings are one of my favorite "winter’s coming" birds. We have a couple that nest during the summer in a cavity high up in a dead poplar, but rarely see them.

In your endeavor to attract more birds to your yard, you may have purchased a birdhouse only to find they aren't using it. Here's why and what to do about it.

Nests: In cavities, so a threat to other cavity-nesting birds. Bad habits: Aggressive, often taking over nest boxes used by other birds, especially bluebirds and tree swallows.

Our treatments included (1) twice weekly, repeated nest material removal (RMR; n = 40 nest boxes); (2) complete nest removal, but only after nest construction and ≥1 starling egg was laid (CNR; n = 40 ...

European Starling (also called common starling) are originally from Europe and East Asia. In the early 1890s a flock of 100 birds was intentionally introduced in New York City’s Central Park.

A: Cooper’s hawks prey on smaller birds, as you’ve noticed, and several studies indicate that European starlings, a nonnative species, make up a significant portion of their diet.In my own ...

European starlings are one of my favorite "winter’s coming" birds. We have a couple that nest during the summer in a cavity high up in a dead poplar, but rarely see them. This time of year ...