How to Choose the Right Bird Cage

Augusta State University studies quail's behavior

Does the bird hide in a cardboard box at the end of the cage? Does it crouch down? Does it make sounds? By conducting behavior research on quails, Augusta State University assistant professor Tadd Patton is trying to determine how the brain ... ...

The Pocket Mirror: 'Mother's parrot died yesterday'

Recently I decided that I wanted a brass bird cage, an old one. Not to keep a bird in but just to hang by the dining room windows as a companion to the Victorian bird cage I found at a garage sale when the historic neighborhood in Midland had ... ...

Like birds in the cage

Laura Pitt-Pulford, actress and singer, speaks to Peter Farrugia about her experiences working with Shakespeare alongside Malta’s young offenders. Walking up to the Young Offenders Division of Corradino Correctional Facility, past a heavy line of citrus ... ...

Federally protected birds prove to be annoyance in one town

"Imagine living in a bird cage for six months, in 100 degree heat, with little or no rain. That's what we lived through," resident Scott Baughn said. Scott Hudson, city of Carrollton environmental services director, said residents who hope to discourage ... ...

Invasive insects evidence of climate change

The photo provided is courtesy of the Mine Safety and Health Administration. It shows a coal miner in the early 1900s with a canary in a cage. These birds, preferred over mice, were used to alert underground miners to the presence of carbon monoxide ... ...

Does your parrot have multiple personalities?

It takes time and patience but you can have a well rounded and well adjusted parrot. New people may be nervous around your bird. For example, you may reach in the cage confidently knowing that your parrot will reach toward your hand with his beak first ... ...