Wild parakeets have been living in the UK since the 19th century, but only since the 1990s have the green birds been spotted in London and the south of England in significant numbers. According to the ...

Quaker parakeets are popular for their charming and funny personality. They can mimic human speech, making them fascinating pets. They’re an excellent choice for families looking to have a smaller ...

A couple of months ago, if you stood outside the New Jersey State Museum near dusk, you would have seen thousands of roosting crows making a nuisance of themselves. The crows have been dispersed, but ...

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, ...

Tremica Wise’s 8th Ward shotgun house is tidy and cool: tile floors gleaming, windows curtained against the heat. She keeps the temperature between 60 and 70 degrees — not for her sake, but for the ...

Monk parakeets have been flapping around Houston for around 50 years. Having logged just 20 years in the city myself, I feel some reticence calling them an invasive species. Yet, technically, the monk ...

Parakeets are one of the most popular choices for pets. While the term "parakeet" encompasses over a hundred species of small parrots, for most people, it’s synonymous with one specific species: the ...