No matter where you live, our avian friends roam the skies, eat whatever they like, and then subsequently expel waste all over your and others’ beautiful rides. It’s a natural phenomenon, sure, but ...

Bird poop: not a topic most people take interest in. However, fascinating discoveries are being made from the feces of one slowly disappearing bird in the U.K. Researchers are analyzing pied ...

I have a poop problem. This may sound a bit vulgar – "low register," as an online slang dictionary termed it – but I bought a new car and birds are pooping all over it. Yes, I know, the word "poop" ...

Why is it always right after a fresh wash, the birds come out to do their damage? You've just cleaned your cherished red car, then the local songbird comes along to help you redecorate—with poop.

Q: I recently had a flagstone patio installed in my backyard. I love the patio, but I also love having my bird feeder, so the flagstones are covered with bird poop. I routinely take down the feeder at ...

Whether you parked your car under a very active tree and it's now covered in bird droppings or a stray pigeon, robin or blue jay has left you one or two surprises, those tell-tale white splotches can ...

If you’ve ever had a pile of white and brown splat on your windshield, you’ve probably thought, What, exactly, was that? You know it came from a bird, but you might not know how, or why, or the most ...

The trillions of bacteria living in our guts play a crucial role in our ability to digest food and fight off disease. All other animals also have communities of bacteria living inside them, that ...

Population of birds in paintings at the Mauritshuis, from Anne Geene and Arjan de Nooy’s ‘Ornithology’ (all photos of the book by the author for Hyperallergic unless otherwise noted) (click to enlarge ...