Bird Care

Should you or shouldn't you attempt to trim your bird's nails yourself? What about their beaks? Read our tips for grooming your pet birds and learn what to tackle yourself and what to leave to the professionals.

Airports and airlines have long offered VIP sections for travelers of the human variety, but now New York's JFK is offering a section for animals to chill in in style.

In a few of my past posts, I reported on microchipping dogs and its importance in locating lost pets, particularly during inclement weather such as hurricanes. Of recent date, the application of microchipping has expanded to include some of our other most loved pets. For instance, with parrots, like dogs, this procedure is a lot safer than the standard, traditional leg bands. 

My last post focused on monkeys and the biological reasons why man’s closest genetic cousin lacks the ability to utter a word. With films such as ‘Planet of the Apes’ and other such fiction broaching this topic, it was curious to me why evolution hadn’t taken monkeys down the same ‘audible speaking’ path as humans.

Wow!  I have never seen this many hummingbirds in one area!  These pretty little avians are having a feast!

At the special Serenity Park Sanctuary in Los Angeles, California,  abused parrots and traumatized veterans watch over each other and the bonding helps to heal their mutual wounds. Read on for more on this unique rehabilitation.

Did you know that the condition of your bird's beak is an indicator of your pet's overall health? Find out how important it is and what you can do to keep it healthy.

To cure a mockingbird: a young Northern Mockingbird chick with a case of knuckled-under toes received a welcome kick-start in the form of tiny hand-made orthopedic shoes.