When you’re looking for a small bird as a pet, parakeets or budgies are generally recommended. The truth is that a budgie is a parakeet! It can be quite confusing, but only in the U.S. is a budgie ...

Even though the temperature was below zero this morning (something my little dog didn't really appreciate), two cardinals were in full song in the pre-dawn twilight. They enthusiastically sang back ...

Wild monk parakeets have unique “voice-prints” that may help them recognise individuals within the flock. Though select species like humans and bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) have ...

A nesting association between invasive and native bird species can counteract predators to aid the spread of an invasive species across non-urban habitats, where the invasives may become crop pests A ...

People have been keeping birds as pets and companions for thousands of years. The ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and many other older civilizations kept birds as pets. It seems only natural for ...