Tag: birdnesting
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Welcome to Summer
If you had the schedule birds do – up at the crack of dawn, spend the entire day searching for insects for your growing family with scarcely a pause and continue until the day ends – you’d be ready for vacation after just a few days. With chicks there is no such thing as feeding…
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How do birds parent?
All birds lay eggs, but aside from that their parenting styles are as varied as can be. From building a nest to incubating eggs to feeding chicks, male and female birds take on a huge variety of roles in nesting season. Here are some of the more interesting ones to watch out for this year.…
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Nesting Time
This is a critical time of year for birds because their energy must be focused on the next generation. Whether they are local residents or migrants, all engage in the routine of building a nest, incubating eggs then feeding their young. The amount of time spent in these stages of the breeding cycle depends on…