World Parrot Day is celebrated this year on May 31, 2019. The first World Parrot Day was in 2004.
The event was initiated by the World Parrot Trust as an opportunity to highlight threats to wild and captive parrots around the world. Actions that began on that first World Parrot Day led to the eventual ban of wild bird imports into Europe.
Join us in the following days as we celebrate all things cranes! It's time for our second ever Crane Week! Our first Crane Week was back in 2015. We chose today to kick off Crane Week because the birds are honored each year in...
Anting 🐜 is a behavior exhibited by some birds in which they allow ants 🐜 to crawl on their feathers and skin, or they actively apply ants, other insects, or substances ants secrete, to their feathers. They do this as part of their preening, or self-care, routine. Anting is...
Do you know what all of the birds in this picture have in common? Left to right: Rufous-necked Wood-Rail; Eurasian Wigeon; Red Knot; Barrow's Goldeneye; Anna's Hummingbird; and Bar-tailed Godwit. You're not likely...
Halloween is just a couple of days away! If you're in desperate need of a costume then we may have the solution for you. Check out these two printable Birdorable owl masks! The faces of our cute Barred Owl and Barn Owl are here in larger-than-life...
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