BOISE, Idaho — Ornithologists Jay and Heidi Carlisle met in 2008 through the Intermountain Bird Observatory (IBO). At the time, Heidi was a volunteer while Jay had already been working with IBO for a ...

That’s part of why bird feeders have become more than just outdoor accessories. Today’s bird lovers are looking for ways to ...

Some pets are born with so much personality, it's like there's a human trapped inside them. This is especially true with ...

There aren't many pets that can literally talk back to you—well, at least not in a language you'd understand. However, parrots are a clear exception. These intelligent talking birds are among some of ...

Bird love is real, and it can hit you like Cupid's arrow — when you least expect it. Many times it comes in the form of a spark bird — that bird that makes you take notice of this whole other kingdom ...

SUSSEX COUNTY, Va. — For more than a decade, motorists traveling along Route 460 in Sussex County may have passed a humble house near Wakefield without realizing its significance. Behind the ...

One common backyard bird that may be taken for granted also has romantic attributes worthy of Valentine’s Day. In the brown bleakness of mid-winter, the male Northern cardinal brings a flash of bright ...

Exactly 100 years ago Saturday, the U.S. government passed a groundbreaking law to protect migratory birds that fly across the Atlantic. To mark the anniversary, National Geographic magazine helped ...

Pandemonium found me when I moved to Alhambra in 2011. No, really — literal pandemonium, as in a flock of wild green parrots. We have crows too, so you could say murder and pandemonium greeted us when ...