There are several types of large parrots available as pets, each with distinctive traits. Which kind you choose is a matter of personal preference, but you should take into consideration suitability and lifestyle before making a purchase. Any parrot you buy will be expensive and may live for decades, so this is not a casual ...
Parrotlets are the little clowns of the parrot world. The smaller relatives of the Amazon parrots, parrotlets are pocket-sized for convenience and only reach an adult weight of roughly an ounce. I have been the proud owner of a parrotlet myself for four years, and they are charming little creatures. Parrotlets have only begun to ...
The 315 parrots, parakeets, cockatoos, Lories, lorikeets, macaws, lovebirds, budgerigars, are a diverse group; yet they are so uniform in their diagnostic features that all are recognizable at a glance as members of the parrot order and family. They range in size from the little 3.5 inch pygmy parrots of the Papua region to the ...
The recent notoriety of Molly the barn owl motivated me to search out other webcams to look at animals. The sites I like are the ones with wild animals rather than the neighbor’s dog or cat. There are a lot of zoos with nice webcams so I listed San Diego. My favorites are still the ...
If you are a bird owner who is looking to expand the number of birds you own, you may be thinking about setting up an aviary to house your birds. Aviaries can be very attractive additions to an apartment, home, or yard, and the birds can be great company. Just remember an aviary can be ...
