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 ...

A study by Alan's Factory Outlet found that birds prefer certain types and colors of vehicles for pooping -- with brown vehicles and Ram trucks topping the list of favorite on-the-fly toilets.

When a scientist started fixing backward-facing cameras to the bellies of seabirds called Streaked Shearwaters in a breeding colony in Japan, he had pure intentions: he wanted to observe the birds’ ...