When you’re looking for a small bird as a pet, parakeets or budgies are generally recommended. The truth is that a budgie is a parakeet! It can be quite confusing, but only in the U.S. is a budgie ...

Who would have thought the budgerigar, Australia's most petite parrot and a denizen of our arid and semi-arid inland, would become the most popular pet bird in the world? The budgerigar's world ...

The common pet budgerigar is loved for its ability to mimic its owners. But it has another special trick – it can catch yawns from other budgies, suggesting it has some kind of empathy. To see whether ...

Strolling through St. Paul’s Phalen Park last fall with some birdwatching friends, I heard an unusual bird call, repeated several times. Following the sounds to an oak tree, we were startled to see ...