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, ...

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 ...

Parakeets are one of the most popular types of pet birds, with many varieties across the globe. Each species has a unique story and fascinating characteristics. They also have different colored ...

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 ...

Parakeets and parrotlets are some of the smallest birds in the parrot family. While they’re different at their core, one could easily get them mixed up and go home with the wrong bird for their family ...

Experts say it’s only luck that the rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri), native to Africa and the Indian subcontinent and now the “most common invasive parrot on the planet”, hasn’t yet become ...

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 ...

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 ...

A parakeet was able to escape from the pocket of its captor and has reclaimed its perch at a Jacksonville pet store.