A coot bird in London on a nest made of twigs and trash. Coots are found throughout Europe, and in major cities, they sometimes make nests out of the only available material—plastic trash.

Contrary to its name, the common coot is no ordinary bird. Contrary to its name, the common coot is no ordinary bird. These plump, black-and-white birds have made themselves at home in the canals ...

Dutch doctoral student Auke-Florian Hiemstra excavated a bird nest, and made a startling discovery. From McDonald's lids to face masks, the nest was built with layers of human trash — the oldest ...

When it comes to home-building, some birds put even the finest architects to shame. Their nests are not just shelters but ...

“The common coot is a wetland bird that in The Netherlands originally built its nests of plant materials which rapidly decay, so coots normally construct a new nest every year.

The American Coot is a common to nearly abundant bird throughout its range in Texas. Many are observed while foraging in lawns along lakes and large ponds, including in many city parks.

Eurasian coots are round, black waterbirds with distinctive, chicken-like feet. Each year, these birds typically build new, bowl-shaped nests using leaves, rushes and reeds. But, while nesting in ...

Hunters shouldn’t overlook including the purchase of a Migratory Game Bird License when buying their general hunting license ...

Birds of Ireland: coot Juvenile coots are paler than adults, especially on the head, neck and breast. Similar to a young moorhen but they lack white on the undertail; downy chicks dark brown with ...

His discovery of successive layers of plastic in birds’ nests, from different periods, has now been published in the scientific journal Ecology. “You flip through these nests like through pages of a ...

But when food is scarce, Australian coots take the stress out on their chicks, biting them to quieten them down, sometimes even killing them in the process. Parents of the year, these birds are not.