Yellowjackets, paper wasps and hornets are a few stinging insects that build nests. ElementalImaging What is it with flying pests settling into close quarters with people? They can be very territorial ...

House sparrows build messy-looking nests of dry grass or straw. They often build them under a house's eaves or even inside dryer vents. Here's how to ID them.

March brings warmer temperatures and the return of queen wasps emerging from winter hibernation. After spending cold months dormant in protected spaces, queens wake up hungry and immediately start ...

A nest with a roof may provide some birds with more protection. But bird species that build simpler nests may be more adaptable to changing conditions. By Rebecca Dzombak See more of our coverage in ...

Keen-eyed Mount Vernonites have recently been watching osprey pairs add sticks to last year’s nests atop light poles at Martin Luther King Park and Walt Whitman Middle School’s ball field. Birds are ...