Black-capped chickadees, dark-eyed juncos and cardinals congregate around a backyard feeder as birdseed falls to the grass like sprinkles. Suddenly, from the sky comes a flash of vivid green and blue, ...

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 ...

The power of social media was on full display for a Mobile pet shop after a woman walked out of the store with a $1,000 bird stuffed in her purse. The incident happened Sunday at the B&B Pet Shop on ...

When you’re looking for a small bird as a pet, parakeets or budgies are generally recommended. The truth is that a budgie is a parakeet! It can be quite confusing, but only in the U.S. is a budgie ...

A couple in Salt Lake County is asking the public to keep an eye out for their bright green pet bird that flew the coop last week.

If you're looking for a small pet with a big heart, a parakeet is a great choice. Parakeets are lively and affectionate and, when given proper care and an ample dose of attention, they'll thrive in ...

PEORIA, Ariz., Nov. 22 (UPI) --A hawk found itself trapped in a parakeet's cage after swooping into an Arizona home to attack the pet bird. Homeowner Becky Griefer told azfamily she left her son's two ...

TOTOWA, New Jersey -- Police in New Jersey are looking for a man, woman and child who stole three parakeets from a pet store. It happened just after 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 2, at the Paterson Bird ...

Cats and dogs may be the most common house pets, but birds count for more than 12 million pets across the country. So if you are considering buying a bird, store owner Pierre Brooks suggests getting ...

Finding birds all over your car isn’t most people’s idea of fun. After all, with birds comes bird poop, and who wants that all over their vehicle? But maybe it depends on the type of bird that visits ...