Nest-building isn’t just instinct. Birds can learn from others, letting groups within one species develop their own distinctive nest-building traditions.

Many birds build nests, but not all bird nests are built equally. Discover the most interesting nests that birds build.

Birds build their nests out of everything from twigs and mud to spider silk. Some birds don’t even build a nest, and the places where they do build them can vary.

It's not easy to attract the little nesting birds, but we'll show you how to set up a hummingbird nesting box for the best chance they will actually use it.

Nest-building isn’t just instinct. Birds can learn from others, letting groups within one species develop their own distinctive nest-building traditions.