#4 may come as a surprise!

These feathered friends have big vocabularies!

Here’s a quick look at why nature makes kids happy, as well as some tips for turning your backyard into a mini birding sanctuary. “Many studies have shown that spending time outside in nature, or even ...

No matter whether you’re a new aviculturist or have been keeping feathered friends for years, you can never have too many tips for taking care of pet birds in your arsenal. In our eyes, pets make the ...

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 ...

Birds can be wonderful pets if raised and handled correctly. There are many types of house birds, but not every bird is appropriate for a pet. Some birds need to live in large flocks to be healthy and ...

This blue budgie is a playful parakeet with a typical lifespan of 5–10 years. Macaws and cockatoos can live to be 70–80 years old. averess / Getty Images/iStockphoto My middle schooler decided she ...

They’re beautiful, social and smart. And some even talk! It’s little wonder that pet birds are growing in popularity. According to the American Pet Products Association, bird guardianship has been on ...