Here's how to grow your bird's nest fern for optimal health and beauty. 1. Choose a container with good drainage. One of the first considerations is selecting the right pot, ...

The largest bald eagle nest ever recorded, measuring 9 feet 6 inches wide and 20 feet deep, was found in St. Petersburg, ...

For that reason, I generally don’t consider them homes. But the analogy is apt, if only to convey the uniqueness of their ...

As It Happens 6:44 This bird's nest is made of candy wrappers and face masks. Here's what we can learn. ... Traditionally, coots build their nests from plant material, which decays rapidly.

Bird’s Nest Snake Plant grows slowly. I have had this plant for months. I keep it outdoors in the shade, water it once every two days and fertilise it once a month.

When building a bird nest in ant territory, the best defense could be an offensive fungus. Swollen-thorn acacia trees are aggressively defended by multiple species of ants. And yet, several ...

Some birds, like Red-winged blackbirds, build weaving nests by intertwining plant fibers with knots and loops around branches. “I like [Red-winged blackbird] nests because they're really just ...

Nest materials vary with the plant materials available locally. But there are often particular sites or surfaces where you are likely to find nests: hollow live tree cavities, shrubbery, on the ...

Unlike most birds that build nests to raise their babies, male bowerbirds build special structures just to attract a mate. They use twigs to make the base and then decorate it with colourful ...

In total, Hiemstra’s team found 15 nests that had plastic dating to multiple years, indicating the birds had been reusing them. Using expiration dates to understand nest history can be imprecise.

Keep your bird’s nest fern in loose, fast-draining soil and fertilize monthly in the spring and summer. These plants can survive comfortably in temperatures of 60–80 degrees.