A Virginia Cockatoo Had Been Blind For A Decade Until A Camera Caught What He Said Next
Boo had seen only shadows for about ten years. A veterinary team in Raleigh gave the 40-year-old cockatoo his sight back, and a camera was running.
Bird Pin Feathers: What They Are and What to Do
A pin feather is a new feather with live blood inside the shaft. How to spot one, why your bird flinches, and what to do in the two minutes after it breaks.
A Manhattan Cockatiel Vanished Before Hurricane Irene And His X-Ray Showed What He Had Been Eating
Josie escaped on Columbus Avenue two days before the storm reached New York. What the vet found four days later explained how he had stayed alive.
How to Tame a Budgie: A Step-by-Step Trust Plan
Taming runs on short sessions, not one breakthrough. Here is the order the steps go in, how long each takes, and what quietly undoes the work.
RSPB Asks UK Gardens to Pause Seed Feeders Until November
New RSPB guidance pauses seed and peanut feeding from 1 May to 31 October, drops bird tables entirely, and explains why August gardens fall silent.
A Last-Minute Call Sent Rhode Island Rescuers To A New Hampshire Barn Holding Seventy-One Parrots
The birds had been free-roaming in a barn alongside their owner for years. Nobody had counted them, and the rescue had hours to build somewhere to put them.
Where Are Conures From? The Wild Range Behind Your Pet Bird
Conures are South and Central American parrots, not a single species. Where yours came from explains its noise, its chewing and its need for company.
A Lincolnshire Wildlife Park Took In Eight Swearing Parrots And Bet Its Whole Flock On One Risky Fix
Eight African greys at a Lincolnshire park would not stop swearing at visitors. Staff chose the one solution that could just as easily backfire on all 92 others.
When Do Cockatiels Molt? What’s Normal and When to Worry
Most cockatiels molt once or twice a year, but indoor lighting scrambles the schedule. Here is the pattern that separates a normal molt from a real problem.
Magpie Swooping Season Has Started in Queensland and Northern NSW
Swooping has begun in the north and moves south over coming weeks. Magpies defend a 100-metre radius for about six weeks, and most never make contact at all.