In a robin couple, a male brings his female partner nesting material as she constructs the robins’ nest. The female builds the cup-like nest with mud as its foundation and lines it with grasses, twigs ...

Scientists are testing the hypothesis that blue eggshells (unlike dark colors) both shield the interior from UV radiation and prevent the egg from heating up. People have always wondered why many ...

A male robin will be more diligent in caring for its young if the eggs its mate lays are a brighter shade of blue. A male robin will be more diligent in caring for its young if the eggs its mate lays ...

DEAR PET TALK: I don’t have pets but keep active birdfeeders, so all the birds are my “pets in the wild.” I have always wondered: Why do robins lay blue eggs? BIRD LOVER DEAR BIRD LOVER: I concur with ...

It's finally Easter, which means it's Robin Eggs season. If you're a fan of the candy-coated malt chocolates and you've been dying to make some Robin Egg treats (like our Robin Egg malted milk fudge ...

A male robin will be more diligent in caring for its young if the eggs its mate lays are a brighter shade of blue. Queen's University biology professor Bob Montgomerie has been studying robins on and ...

Dear Pet Talk: I don’t have pets but keep active birdfeeders, so all the birds are my “pets in the wild.” Why do robins lay blue eggs? — Bird Lover Dear Bird Lover: I concur with you about wild birds ...

NEW YORK, May 27 (UPI) --A new study answers the question: Why are robin eggs blue? The answer: sun protection. According to new research, the light blue-green color of bird eggs helps facilitate just ...

People have always wondered why many birds lay bright blue eggs. David Lahti of the City University of New York and Dan Ardia of Franklin & Marshall College tested the hypothesis that pigmentation ...