Predatory birds called black kites have an unusual decorating style: They line their nests with bits of white plastic. Now, a new study suggests that this lining of litter may warn other birds ...

A black kite nest decorated with bits of white plastic may mean it's the home of one tough bird, says a new study. The white plastic somehow signals "keep away from my eggs" — and only the ...

The white plastic bags fluttering in the treetops of the Italian Alps intrigued Fabrizio Sergio. The Italian ecologist knew the trash hung from the nests of a certain bird, the black kite.

It might not seem de rigueur but for a black kite furnishing one's nest with white plastic is a major statement. Spanish scientists have documented how this bird of prey will decorate its nest ...

Unhurried in flight and with a sideline in stolen goods, the handsome red kite is the gentleman thief of the raptor world, writes Mark Cocker.

Because it uses actual bird feathers, this flyer you can make yourself is almost literally a bird kite. Originally published as "A FEATHER-LITE BIRD KITE" in the March/April 1983 issue of MOTHER ...

AHMEDABAD: It's not only kite string that has been harming birds but plastic too. Ahmedabad-based Jivdaya Charitable Trust (JCT) handled at least 120 birds last year, the majority of them black ...

A seven-day-old black kite nestling seeks the cover of its mother in a decorated nest It might not seem de rigueur but for a black kite furnishing one's nest with white plastic is a major ...

It might not seem de rigueur but for a black kite furnishing one's nest with white plastic is a major statement. Spanish scientists have documented how this bird of prey will decorate its nest ...