When the weather is warm and beautiful, you naturally want your bird to be able to enjoy it with you. Because birds are capable of flight (even if clipped!) and…

Birds’ ability to fly has long been seen as a complication to keeping them as pets. For many years, the prevailing advice has been to clip a pet bird’s flight…

Budgies are popular pets for first-time bird owners. Their small size, cheerful personality, relatively inexpensive care requirements, and common appearance in pet stores makes them accessible and unintimidating. They are…

Building the trust of a frightened bird or animal takes patience. Sometimes it can take days or even weeks of incremental steps. Sometimes, however, all a bird needs is one…

Learning to understand your bird’s body language is one of the most important parts of becoming a bird owner. The better you understand your bird, the smoother your relationship will…

Bringing a new bird into your home is a momentous event that demands careful preparation. Your bird will be a part of the family for many years to come. She…

In their natural environment, birds are very active during daylight hours, searching for food, nesting, and raising young. This instinct for busyness is still present in pet birds and needs…

Trick training is a great way to spend time with your bird and strengthen your bond with her. Birds are active, intelligent creatures that thrive when they’re given a way…

Birds in their natural habitat are light sleepers. They tend to get their rest in short stretches of sleep interrupted by rustling sounds, weather, or a nearby flock member. However,…

Many living creatures sleep lying down with their eyes closed. But then there are the few that sleep standing up, hanging upside-down, floating on the water, or with their eyes…