How many people have sat back and watched as their yards are swarmed by birds? Hummingbirds, bluejays, sparrows, doves, pigeons, and seagulls are common in the region. And let’s not forget turkeys, ...

Bird poop: not a topic most people take interest in. However, fascinating discoveries are being made from the feces of one slowly disappearing bird in the U.K. Researchers are analyzing pied ...

Q: I recently had a flagstone patio installed in my backyard. I love the patio, but I also love having my bird feeder, so the flagstones are covered with bird poop. I routinely take down the feeder at ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. No one wants poop on their cherries. Farmers in northern Michigan ...

Smaller poops from smaller birds carry very low risk of foodborne pathogens on farms, finds a new study. It doesn't require a degree in ornithology, a lab test or even an app for most growers to ...

Scientists find that streaked shearwaters poop every four to ten minutes in flight—a strict schedule that doesn't apply when they're sitting on the water's surface. Yusuke Goto It turns out that ...

When a scientist started fixing backward-facing cameras to the bellies of seabirds called Streaked Shearwaters in a breeding colony in Japan, he had pure intentions: he wanted to observe the birds’ ...

It was long thought that uric acid was what made bird poop white and so difficult to remove, because uric acid crystals are white and don’t easily dissolve in water. Many websites still blame uric ...

A California quail walks among kale seedlings. A UC Davis study found that bird poop from small birds are unlikely to pose a food safety risk for growers. It doesn’t require a degree in ornithology, a ...