Bird News

Bird lovers will be delighted by these incredible avian-inspired creations; from DIY bird feeders to edible avian feathers, these fantastic creations are themed after our fine-feathered friends.

"It's an all-Hancock production," author Sy Montgomery, right, says of her new book, "Snowball the Dancing Cockatoo." Montgomery is seen before a Thursday reading at the Hancock Library with the book's publisher, Sarah Bauhan, left, and its illustrator Judith Oksner.

Mumbai is sizzling and it's not just the homo sapiens who are feeling dehydrated.

Click on the cover; scroll to page 12 and click on the page to enlarge. - Trivia time: The smallest parrot is the 3 1/2" long buff faced pygmy parrot of New Guinea.

It's National Pet Week and Be Kind to Animals Week -- yes, our fuzzy overlords are so powerful, they now get simultaneous celebratory weeks.

Source: "The Boston Globe" . - SEX: It's springtime and your parrot may be doing some odd things that you may or may not recognize as sexual behavior- like throwing up on his toys - or you! Sally Blanchard 's inexpensive .pdf publication on "Sexual Behavior in Parrots " answers questions about triggers for sexual behavior, what it looks like, how ... (more)

As part of efforts to prevent an outbreak of H7N9 avian flu, New Taipei City yesterday urged people not to feed birds, and warned that those who do may face fines between NT$1,200 and NT$6,000 for violating the Waste Disposal Act.

SUN PHOTO BY ADAM KREGER Dick Loftus of Port Charlotte befriends a Green-Cheeked Conure during the Exotic Bird Expo at the Charlotte County Fairgrounds on Sunday.

Chinese health officials are warning the death toll from the H7N9 bird flu is likely to rise in the weeks and months ahead.

THE Abiera Museum of Arts in Barangay Tunga-Tunga in Maasin City is every Maasinhon's pride, something that the locals would willingly "brag" or share to any history buff, visitor, or acquaintance.