Quick Take Wild finches can be petted, but it is generally discouraged due to fear, stress, and potential harm to feathers or ...

Every Thursday at 4 p. m. , bird moms around the world flock to a Florida woman’s online class they say has changed their ...

How do you design an app for a parrot? Consider games that are “made to be licked,” a new study suggests. By Emily Anthes Parrots have much in common with toddlers. The brainy birds can learn to ...

Don’t take the birds in your backyard for granted. Beyond eating bugs or invasive plant seeds, backyard birds provide people with joy and wonder, said Geoff LeBaron, Christmas Bird Count director for ...

Every time a zebra finch lands, takes off, or hops on the guitars' strings, the notes play through a nearby amplifier. Courtesy of Ben Mirin The young male zebra finch alighted on the nearest guitar ...

There’s something so relaxing about bird-watching from your window, watching feathered visitors chirp away as they eat from a bird feeder. No matter where you live, there are likely a variety of birds ...