The Italian ecologist knew the trash hung from the nests of a certain bird, the black kite. But why? Many species of birds decorate their nests to attract a mate—but kites already have partners ...

A Red Kite dead on top of her three eggs in the nest. Her mate  was found in distress on the ground and died shortly after. Both birds were confirmed poisoned with carbofuran.

Swallow-tailed kites make their nests in tall trees and are social birds, often congregating in flocks. The birds can be seen in Florida from March until about August, when they begin to migrate ...

The RSPB used two donor nests to take the eggs from a pair of red kites. At one location the attempt failed. At the other, the evidence of whether it worked is inconclusive. William Sayers was 12 ...