What is the first thing that draws you to bird ownership? If it is their colourful feather along with their intelligent, socially active nature, then take a look at these 8 colourful pet parrots.

During migration season this past fall, researchers at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, using Nexrad weather radar, tracked ...

Nestled along the coast of Maine, in the charming city of Saco, lies a hidden gem that’s been quietly dazzling visitors for ...

The Tamil poet-saint Andal is identified by the parrot in her hand. The bird is the symbol of Kama, the god of love, lust and sensuality. The same god who in Buddhist works is called Mara ...

Among the sanctuary’s various internal divisions, the Parrot Garden is a vibrant (and beautifully noisy!) haven dedicated to the care, rehabilitation, and rehoming of parrots. In the very ...

Scientists were slow to recognize that Covid spreads through the air. Some are now trying to get ahead of the bird flu. By Carl Zimmer Carl Zimmer has reported on pandemics since 2009 and is the ...

The strain had previously been found only in birds and people. Most bird flu infections in dairy cattle in the US have been the B3.13 variant, or what’s become known as the “cattle clade.” ...

A fat bird with a yellow breast was digging down into the snow in West Alton, eating corn cobs from a farmer's field. John Badman is a 1982 graduate of SIU-Carbondale, with a major in cinema and ...