American-Statesman business editor Travis Webb asks: “How did those bright green parrots get to Austin?” He refers, of course, to the monk parakeets that seem so alien to many of our city’s newcomers.

Stephen Pound on using rubber serpents to deal with greedy, ring-necked parakeets. Plus letters from Dr Andrew Bodey and Nigel Walker The curse of the ring-necked parakeets so vividly described in ...

Imagine my excitement when I thought I had taken a photograph of a Carolina parakeet, an extinct bird. In the spirit of full disclosure, it was not a live bird (Hello! Extinct!) but an unlabeled, ...

The unfamiliar monk parakeets got to know each other slowly before moving on to behaviors like preening, pictured here. Claire O'Connell Monk parakeets are highly social birds. These bright green ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Making new friends (especially as an adult) can be challenging. It ...

After a summer lull in U.S. cases of avian influenza in both poultry and dairy cattle—and no human infections reported in the country since February—the virus is back. The currently circulating bird ...

Parakeets require a carefully curated diet to thrive. Certain common foods like avocado, chocolate, alcohol, and onions are highly toxic and can cause severe illness or death. Understanding these ...

Turns out, this bird you can change. An escaped parakeet has joined a flock of sparrows and has been living free in the wilds of Central Park for the past month — but the bright green birdie only has ...

Observers haven't spotted the crested auklet in California since 1995, but in 2025, researchers discovered a lone male swimming by the Farallon Islands. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, ...