Parrot Molting: How Long It Takes and When to Worry
Parrot molting runs disproportionately longer in big birds, and the reason is measurable. Plus the feather test that separates a molt from plucking.
Australia Will Vaccinate Captive Native Birds Against H5 Bird Flu
Priority native species in captivity are first in line, and pet birds are not on the list. What Australian keepers should change, and what to report.
A Budgie Survived Eleven Weeks Of Winnipeg Winter With A Sparrow Flock And Came Back Changed
Loose in Winnipeg since October, a green budgie survived by living with house sparrows. What he learned from them made him hard to bring home.
How Do Parrots Talk Like Humans? Syrinx, Tongue and Brain
Three separate pieces of research explain parrot speech: a paired sound organ, a tongue that shapes vowels, and a brain layer no other bird has.
A Los Angeles Psychologist Put Parrots On VA Land And The Birds Reached Veterans She Could Not
A psychologist built a parrot sanctuary on the West Los Angeles VA campus. What the birds did for the veterans who care for them surprised her.
How to Tame a Cockatiel: What Works and How Long It Takes
Step up takes minutes; getting a hand accepted takes far longer. The four approximations, what to reward with, and the handling that resets your progress.
An Osprey Hung Tangled Seventy-Five Feet Above Marco Island And The People Who Reached It Weren’t Wildlife Rescuers
Police, firefighters and a wildlife biologist stood under the tree. Reaching the tangled osprey took equipment none of them had brought with them.
How to Keep Pet Birds Cool in Hot Weather (Without a Chill)
Birds run a body temperature near 104 °F and cannot sweat, so heat builds fast. Where to move the cage, how to use fans and ice, and the signs to act on.
Fall Migration Opened August 15 and Most Window Strikes Happen in Daylight
BirdCast’s fall Lights Out window opened August 15. Cornell and ABC say most strikes happen in daylight, and hundreds of millions occur at ordinary homes.
A Wiltshire Woman Got Her Missing Cockatiel Back And Realized He Was Somebody Else’s Bird
Poppy swore and tore at the wallpaper. The bird handed back to Freda Ireland four weeks later sang Twinkle Twinkle, and someone 70km away was watching.