Even though dogs and cats are the most common household pets, they certainly aren't the only ones. Millions of people also have scaly, slimy, or feathered friends to brighten their homes—and even ...

We knew nothing about keeping birds apart from budgies when we were children. However, we soon knew what we’d got when we bought Esther. She lived in a cage in our house during the day, but at 6pm I ...

Birds are famous for their exceptional skill of imitating sounds, with some being expert learners of human speech. Though parrots who talk are the center of attraction, there are many other talking ...

Elektra, my female Solomon Islands eclectus parrot, Eclectus roratus solomonensis. This is the smallest and most distinctively marked of all the subspecies of eclectus parrots. Image: GrrlScientist 4 ...