Birds

Housing, diet and care guides for pet birds, from budgies to parrots.

Best Beginner Bird Species: A Realistic Guide

Budgies and cockatiels are the right answer for most first-time bird owners. Conures and quakers work with more time and experience. Large parrots are not beginner birds under any framing — a realistic guide to choosing your first bird.

Jul 29, 2026

Birds

Are You Ready for a Parrot? An Honest Checklist Before You Commit

Parrots need hours of daily interaction, live decades that outlast most owners plans, and end up on sanctuary waitlists at high rates. An honest checklist to help you decide whether you are actually ready.

Jul 29, 2026