Pets & Animal: How to Care for Fledgling Robins

How to Care for Fledgling Robins

Fledgling robins are baby birds that have recently acquired the feathers that allow them to fly. Despite the presence of these feathers, fledgling robins are still learning to fly. After hatching, robins are dependent on their parents for three weeks. After two weeks in the nest, fledgling robins be

Pets & Animal: Homemade Birdseed Treats

Homemade Birdseed Treats

Whether you are hoping to attract new birds to your yard or already have a plethora of winged friends, having delicious and decorative treats hanging outside to accommodate feathered guests is a snap with a few quick recipes. These bird treats also make wonderful gifts for the bird enthusiast. You c

Pets & Animal: Parts of a Chicken Wing

Parts of a Chicken Wing

Chickens are a common farm animal and are one of the most popular animals raised for food in the United States. While chickens can flutter their wings and use them to roost high in trees and rafters, they are basically flightless birds.

Pets & Animal: How to Breed English Budgies

How to Breed English Budgies

The English budgerigar is a small, lively bird also known as a budgie. These birds are related to and look nearly exactly like the American budgerigar (also called a parakeet). English budgerigars are often kept as pairs, and if a male/female pair is kept they often breed to produce more budgerigars

Pets & Animal: What Kind of Animals in the Tundra Eat Lichens?

What Kind of Animals in the Tundra Eat Lichens?

The tundra is one of the coldest, harshest habitats on the planet and few animals live year round in these areas. For herbivores, the habitat is made even more harsh by the fact that few plants can survive the conditions. Low shrubs, sedges mosses and lichens are the most common plant species in the

Pets & Animal: Facts About Voles

Facts About Voles

Foxes rely on voles for food.red fox,fox,mammal,animal,big bear,big bear lake,c image by Earl Robbins from Fotolia.comVoles look like fuzzy mice with short tails. They differ from mice thanks to flat grinding surfaces on their molars that appear in a triangular pattern. The tiny creatures...

Pets & Animal: How to Tell a Cockatiel's Gender

How to Tell a Cockatiel's Gender

If you purchase a cockatiel bird as pet, it is a good idea to learn how to differentiate males from females, especially if you are planning on breeding the birds or wish to place two birds of the same sex in one cage. Male and female cockatiels have different personalities from one another as one di

Pets & Animal: Eagles Riding The Storm Out Of Joint

Eagles Riding The Storm Out Of Joint

The most fascinating fact, I think, is that the eagle has the ability to adjust her body out of joint in order the ride the storm. Wow! What a lesson we humans can take away from that!

Pets & Animal: Don't Help Baby Birds

Don't Help Baby Birds

After working hard to provide the necessary food, water, cover, and nest-sites to create a backyard wildlife habitat, making their garden wildlife friendly, they spot a baby blue jay hopping around the garden.It's unable to fly.What should they do?What would you do?

Pets & Animal: Parakeet Care

Parakeet Care

The Parakeet is a small parrot found throughout the drier parts of Australia. They are intelligent, type of social animal and enjoy playing with their toys and interact with humans and other Parakeets

Pets & Animal: Ring-Necked Pheasant

Ring-Necked Pheasant

Detailed bird profile of the ring-necked pheasant: appearance, foods, habitat, behavior and reproduction. Includes conservation information and tips for how to see ring-necked pheasants.

Pets & Animal: How to Make a Hummingbird Feeder to Mount on a Window

How to Make a Hummingbird Feeder to Mount on a Window

Hummingbirds are fascinating to watch. A hummingbird feeder will attract them to your home and give them a reliable source of food throughout the summer. This simple feeder attaches to a window so you and your family can get a close-up view of the birds' aerial dances. To attract birds to your feede

Pets & Animal: How to Feed Baby Birds Cat Food

How to Feed Baby Birds Cat Food

If you find a lost or abandoned baby bird, you may find yourself suddenly playing Mama Bird. After warming the little one in your hands, your most urgent duty is to feed the baby. Feeding a baby bird may feel overwhelming because you don't have a mother bird's ability to swoop through the air and lo

Pets & Animal: Spotting Scope Accessories for Birders

Spotting Scope Accessories for Birders

Do you have the right accessories to make the most of your spotting scope? Learn which accessories are available, what they cost and how to use them.

Pets & Animal: How to Build Small Chicken Coops

How to Build Small Chicken Coops

Keeping chickens provides you with pest control and fresh eggs, according to Bob Vila. Chickens also make great pets that teach children responsibility. Chickens use their coop as a home to build a nest, roost and lay eggs. A well-built chicken coop also provides them with protection from rain, wind

Pets & Animal: How to Choose Birdseed

How to Choose Birdseed

Tips for choosing the best birdseed for your backyard birds, including which birds prefer which seeds and how to choose quality seed of any type.

Pets & Animal: Bird Play Gyms

Bird Play Gyms

Bird play gyms offer your pet bird exercise as well as time out of their cage. They are usually complex structures that offer a variety of branches, swings, ropes, and other items for your birds to play on. Bird gyms can also be challenging to the body, which will allow them to increase their intell