Kirtland’s warbler population has seen its numbers increase with help of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Michigan Audubon Society. These, and other conservation agencies, have worked together to create a massive forest habitat and to keep the warblers’ native nemesis, the brown-headed cowbird, from destroying their nests.
I need a great food, fruit, vegetable blend for my ringneck doves. What’s best?
1 male finche is breeding with two opposite sexies and the eggs are tottally after 15 dayw empty ofcource they have fou r different seed packs i mean variates in the past have succedednow I can’t xplain.
I have a male and female zebra finch, a few weeks ago the male built a nest, yesterday i noticed the male is taking apart the nest and building another nest in the food dish and water dish, they still sleep in the nest together though. Can you please tell me what is happening.
Hello! I have a couple of finches that laid eggs around Sept 4th or so. I have noticed when I clean the cage and put in fresh lining, they rebuild their nest with the new material, even though there are eggs in the nest? Is this normal? Also, one egg was found at the bottom […]
My new male zebra finch is not making any sound is this normal
Hello I have a female canary in a cage alone, no partner’ a few months of age My question She keeps sleeping in her food bowl Also sometimes when she is just sitting there She breathes heavily, feathers fluffed up but her beak is closed Only in night time, during the day she is fine […]
Should they have greens every day?
I have had diamond doves for several years. As of late, every baby that hatches is dying at the 3 week mark. They go to bottom of the cage and hide in the corner then pass away. Any idea what this could be? I’ve researched everywhere and can’t figure out what’s going on. I’ve had […]
What site would you recommend for good quality fancy pigeon breeders?
Its unique appearance, gentle demeanor, and typical fearlessness of humans makes the Nicobar Pigeon a unique and beautiful bird. Discover where this colorful bird is native, why its wild population is on the decline, and how zoos around the world are collaborating to keep the species alive.
My Bengaleze finch has it’s beak open & closing as though it is panting & gasping for air. It also flicks it’s head from side to side now & then. Otherwise it is in good health. It is flying around, eating & drinking OK. I have isolated it in a cage from my other finches […]
Hello, I had a pair of zebra finches who got two babies, but lost mom just after the chicks hatched. Dad successfully raise the babies. Both are males (starting to get zebra lines and black belt on chest). We are getting to the point where babies should be separated from parents. However, dad would then […]
Check out this inspiring story of Al Larson, who has spent four decades building hundreds of nest boxes for Western and Mountain Bluebirds. His efforts have led a documentary that aims to inspire the next generation of bluebird conservationists.
I just got two male zebra finches and, while they both have the squeaky noise they make, one makes kind of a quiet mewling sound as well. Is this normal, he is otherwise active.
What about canaries? I can’t get get mine to eat the pellets. Do you have any suggestions? I have been trying for a month.
hello! i live in the san francisco bay area east. my neighbour and i are animal lovers who feed wilds and keep poultry. recently, a pair of ring-necked doves seems to have adopted our yards. i’ve lived in the area for 65 years and have never seen a ring-necked dove here before. we’d like to […]
Hello, My male zebra finch is raising his 2 babies since mom sadly passed away just after the chicks hatched. He is very attentive and has been taking good care of them. Today, at day 21, both babies fledged. They were flying and perching pretty well, explored for about 2 hours, and then they both […]
I live in Denmark and I’d like to know if finches can be placed in a closed balcony throughout the year. Our winters can be quite cold :((
Can canaries and doves live in the same room together? Of course they will be in different cages, but they can still see and hear the other.
I brought an abandoned Chimney Swift fledgling to my home because I don’t feel it is safe being around there.I studied about it’s diet as it only eats insects but is it safe for a Chimney Swift to eat an Egg-White of a boiled egg?
Hello, This requires a bit of a background story so apologies for the length of my message in advance. My parents had a canary home which got attacked by a falcon and lost its wing. I took him to the vet where he stayed for a week to recover and then decided to take him […]
Hey I got some new finches they have laid 2 eggs but the mail is now sitting on the food bowl
My finch is doing some weird noise, I’d describe it as a little motor? I’m not sure. It sounds really weird and I’ve heard her do it often and i don’t know if it means something. Thanks in advance.
I was outside in my backyard with my dog Rocky who’s meant to be a hunting do (we don’t hunt though) a few minutes later I see this black bird with a purple head and bright yellow eyes searing my dog in the face. He then started to chase after the poor guy as it […]
My white dove is llimping , what can be the cause of this?
Can you keep a Ringneck Dove and a Diamond Dove together? I know you can’t keep two different parrots together but doves aren’t known to bite or to be mean and my Ringneck looks really lonely.
My bird is 11 years old (probably more, I got her when I was 5 years old). She’s an Albino Mourning dove. I think this may be because she’s trying to mate, but I don’t completely know. She had a mate before; but they had eggs, that only one hatched. So she went ballistic, killed […]
I have an outside aviary with multiple pairs of doves and canaries. I am moving and now I have to sell most of them because I’m moving in a smaller apartment and I can only keep a pair. The pair I want to keep are two female fawn diamond doves. My question is how will […]
Dear friend Please help me with my Zebra Finch. I am in India and had bought a pair of Zebra finch of around 2 months old. The finch started laying eggs in next two months but on cage’s floor not in the wooden nest attached to their cage. Due to this eggs broke and didn’t […]
Hi I have a little rescue dove that we have since he was a featherless baby. He is know 3 years old. For the nutrition, it has always been really complicated… We gave him the Hagen Handfeeding formula when he was a baby and transfer him on a finch seeds formula as he gets older. […]
I have four fledging Zebra Finches. The parents would not feed them, so I have. They are ready to eat on their own. How do I get them to eat out of food trays???? I do have your diet for finches.
-i bought a pair of fischer lovebirds three months ago. i tried my best to train them, and when i try to touch them, they either panic in their cage or try to bite me. i have no idea how old they are. any suggestions on how to tame them? p.s: i have a feeling […]
I have a pair and I can’t keep them together. Should I cover they’re cage at night? Also what kind of food is best for them?
I am a retired canary breeder of 50 years. I have kept one little bird as a pet to enjoy. Over the years that I raised these birds, I was instructed by more experienced breeders that the basic diet for canaries is always 60% canary seed, mixed with 40% sweet rape seed. Other seeds may […]
First Merry Christmas, I live in Florida and I rescued A young ring neck dove female 9 months ago. I let her free in the wild but she always stay near by the house. Since August she laid 14 eggs. Is it normal? What should I feed her other than her seeds and the grits? […]
we recently acquired(today) four young Zebra Finches but do not have a cage yet for them (they are in a traveling box) until we get their forever home, we were wondering if it would be ok to put them in with our Parakeets, we have two young Parakeets in a very large cage. Would they […]
i have a male zebra finch named sumo and i want to give him some friends. is it ok if i give him 2 male friends or will he hurt them?
Can a grey diamondback dove breed with a blue diamondbàck dove?
Do you know if it is true that Owl Finches are illegal in Hawaii? I cannot find any information on this but I also cannot find owl finches locally. Thank you.
What are normal vital signs and body chemistry (basic metabolic panel) for a racing pigeon ( I am a retired ER nurse who has just started racing pigeons)?
My little zebra finch cries every time I leave the room. I tell her that I will be back but she still cries. What can I do?
Hello I have 2 love birds, a dutch faced and a peach faced that are about to be 10 months old. I recently got them a new bed. The only difference is the color of the bed. It is the soft one that is enclosed and has one entry point that u can get from […]
I have 2 goldians finches and one of them has fluffed up and is not opening his eyes hardly at all. He is still eating however. What could be the problem. He also shakes his head a lot almost spastically . He never acted like this before
I have two diamond Doves one has started laying eggs with a clear soft shell, she seems to be in pain when this happens, Can you help?
I adopted two canaries last December. Had checkup, seemed ok. In June one died suddenly. Necropsy and pathology reports revealed bleeding ulcers in pre-stomach and stomach. Severe vitamin a deficiency. Secondary infection. His mate has blood in her poop, and also kidney problem. She is taking medication that serves as a “band aid,” and antibiotic […]
What do mamma birds do when a baby bird prematurely jumps from the nest and crashes? I’ve been scouring the web and can’t find the answer. Do they try to help? If so, for how long? I’ve found info on mourning, but don’t see any details about for how long. Any resources you can find […]
Science has long wondered how birds navigate; essentially what drives their internal compass? Recent research sheds light on birds’ amazing navigational abilities — namely the discovery that they can see magnetic fields.
Wild birds of differing species cooperate with each other to enhance the safety of their families over long periods of time.
Global Big Day provides amazing data on birds in the wild, thanks to the efforts of thousands of volunteers collecting data. Find out which country topped the list with the most species in 2018!
How often are you soothed and comforted by watching birds arrive in your backyard? Anxiety and stress levels can be significantly reduced with access to more natural day to day occurrences of bird watching capability.
The Silkie chicken is known for its fluffy plumage, which is said to feel like silk and satin. Add together its other unusual qualities, such as black skin and bones, blue earlobes, and five toes on each foot— not to mention a friendly temperament — and it’s easy to see why the Silkie chicken wins the hearts of many.
Darwin’s Finches of the Galapagos Islands are giving scientists the unique and amazing chance to watch evolution in progress, all in a single lifetime!
Conservationists are working hard to save Hawaii’s endangered crow, the Alala, which disappeared from the wild years ago. Captive breeding offers hope that one day Alalas will fly free again, and a major step to that happened recently.
Learn how an assistant researcher became a hummingbird whisperer. She shares her tips to keep hummingbirds healthy and happy.
Hello, I have several budgies, two java finches and a lovebird, and I live in Japan.
Recently, a shop in Japan began selling “senior bird nutri-berries”…
Do male and female Desert Cardinals differ in looks? Learn this and other fun facts about this lesser-known, southern counterpart to the Northern Cardinal.
October is the spooky time of the year, so it is befitting to learn about two peculiar topics related to the world of birds: vampire finches and ghost birds. Yes, there is a finch that drinks blood, but humans need not run. And what is a ghost bird … curious?
Birds have been part of the Halloween tradition for a long time — even before the demonic few from Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds” in 1963! The birds most commonly shown are crows and ravens, which are members of the corvidae family.
Doves are ideal for someone who wants a bird, but cannot accommodate the needs of a parrot (noise, one-on-one social interaction). Their interactions are fun to watch and some consider their cooing pleasant.
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