In a robin couple, a male brings his female partner nesting material as she constructs the robins’ nest. The female builds ...

"Robins prefer open-fronted nest boxes fixed in a quiet, sheltered spot, often among dense shrubs or climbing plants. Place ...

Last spring, my husband and I began noticing the rising pile of debris on the wooden bench just behind our garage. Dried grass and twigs and the desiccated leaves of last summer’s daylilies were ...

Q: When I see robins hunting worms on the lawn, they often have their heads turned to one side, seemingly so one ear is closer to the ground. So, I’m thinking they’re hearing worms moving around, ...

An American robin infuriates me every morning when it raids the tray of mealworms that I’ve placed on a pole to feed my nesting bluebirds. I know the robin needs nutrition to energize its own nest ...

The American robin is a common sight in the spring in summer, with its bright rust colored breast and recognizable song. The birds are now in the middle of their nesting season, and might be building ...

If you look closely beneath the foliage on the "All the Rage" rose plant for sale at Cub Foods on Central Entrance, you'll see her. For some reason, the mama robin decided that would be the perfect ...

The baby robins at columnist John Kelly’s home grew fat from worms and mulberries. (John Kelly/The Washington Post) Perspective by John Kelly “Do not build your nest there,” we said when we noticed a ...

Q: I was watching robins in October and noticed that they seemed really aggressive, charging and chasing each other around my crabapple tree and at the birdbath. This seemed strange, with nesting ...