It’s one of those things most of us heard as kids: if you touch a baby bird, its mum will smell your scent and abandon it ...

After three days of fighting, the two female birds ultimately decided to work together to raise their eggs in the shared nest, she said: they take turns watching and feeding the now-hatched group ...

Blake Clinkard shot this video of a Junco nest near Otter Lake on Manitoulin Island in July 2025, showing the momma bird doing a fine job feeding her youngsters while keeping them safe and warm.

While bird species that nest in the eaves of buildings may seem like a nuisance, it’s against the law to disturb nests that have eggs or baby birds, and you can be issued a citation for doing so.

Zookeepers in Prague sometimes have to become puppeteers to save newborn birds rejected by their parents. This was the case ...