The Glacier Finch, also known as the White-winged Diuca Finch, is the only bird known to nest directly on glaciers, braving extreme cold and high altitudes to raise its young in ice.

The White-Winged Diuca Finch resides high up in glacial crevices, laying eggs that hatch inside these warm nests. This YouTube video shows rare footage of the birds at roughly 19,000 feet.

For that reason, I generally don’t consider them homes. But the analogy is apt, if only to convey the uniqueness of their ...

Many of the UK’s bird species are in serious decline, largely due to habitat destruction and the collapse of food chains ...

An Unexpected Nest Discovery The Diuca speculifera, also known as the glacier finch, nests in the glaciers of South America. It’s native to Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, and Chile. The bird’s origins make ...

You may have experienced a Carrion Crow persistently pecking at your kitchen windows or watched a Chaffinch endlessly fly at ...

The Certified Wildlife Biologist went on to explain that birds choose wreaths because they often look like greenery or offer a sturdy base for building their nests. "There tends to be a handful of ...

House sparrows, on the other hand, can get through holes as small as 1 ⅛ inches. At that size, only a selection of chickadees, nuthatches, wrens, and other small birds can use the house. An entrance ...