It's just 2 days short of spring, and my canary seems to know it! Yesterday and today he  was making rusty croaking noises that are his way of trying to sing. Oh my bird, I hope you can someday, because you have the spirit within you! So I started looking for canary songs online. A young ...

I've been wondering for a while, if birds cry. My parakeet almost moans when he's afraid, or gives a little shriek, but what about sadness? Google being what it is, I found this WikiHow article instead: How to Use Clothespins for Your Canary Cage I mean, who would have thought writing such an article was necessary? I ...

I had to point out this disgusting article about birdfighting involving canaries and finches. From the Daily Record: Police arrested 19 people from Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Jersey and seized 150 birds in a house raid on an alleged bird-fighting operation. Most of the birds were saffron finches, which are small birds native to South America, ...

A neighbor friend saw me outside swinging my bird cage with canary included, and asked, "And where are you two going today?!" Busted! Most people are at REAL jobs during the day, and so I feel free to walk around the courtyard in my raggedy shorts that are too short, and goofy top. Not to mention ...

My parakeet. He dreads bedtime. He crouches forward, all narrow-eyed, or jumps around, looking for a way out when there isn't one. A Lisa Shea says: Parakeets need to sleep 10-12 hours every day. The vast majority of this is done at night. The cave should be covered with a cloth so it is dark and they ...

I cut this out of the LA Times Magazine in 2006, as you can see. I was going to call Macy's Department Store to compliment them on their guts and creativity, but instead I'll write it here. I could not believe the ad agency was cool enough to be so uncool!!! Yay, Macy's! Canaries are such ...