It’s such a joyful springtime sight: American robins hopping around in bright green grass, searching intently for worms and nesting material. Given the happiness these red-breasted birds bring, it’s ...

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

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 ...

Look at that spot-chested young robin, hopping blithely across the lawn, stopping here and there as it searches for a meal. And take note of a young blue jay perched on a branch, gulping down a ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...