"I just wanted to send you a note and let you know that my mom ordered the Indian Ringneck performance jacket for me for Christmas and it is WONDERFUL!!!!! I love it! I also manage an exotic parrot store and am wearing it to the store!"Thank you Michelle for your kind words and sending us this nice photo.
Today the second of our three “kings” joins Birdorable in the lead-up to Christmas. The King Eider is a large species of sea duck found in both the Old and New World. King Eiders are hardy ducks, spending almost all of their time...
Today's new Birdorable is really a brand new bird! The Spectacled Flowerpecker was officially described by science in October of this year. The bird was first sighted in Borneo in 2009, but a specimen wasn't available for detailed study until March...
Today our 2017 Birdorable Bonanza concludes with a superb species: the Superb Lyrbird! The Superb Lyrebird is a large species of songbird native to Australia. Several facts make this amazing bird a very interesting study. It belongs in the passerine bird order, which makes it...
Today we'd like to share with you the meaning of the term altricial, especially as it relates to birds. It is the opposite of a term we shared earlier on the blog: precocial. Let's learn about what it means to be altricial! The term altricial comes from the...
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