Quick Take Wild finches can be petted, but it is generally discouraged due to fear, stress, and potential harm to feathers or ...

(Metro Creative) — Though cats and dogs may garner the most attention, birds are popular pets as well. But which birds make good pets? Finches and parrots are the birds most often chosen as pets.

The hummingbirds, warblers and butterflies are gone. But this time of year, house finches congregate at bird feeders like ...

Birds can be wonderful pets if raised and handled correctly. There are many types of house birds, but not every bird is appropriate for a pet. Some birds need to live in large flocks to be healthy and ...

Out of the thousands of bird species worldwide, the finch is just one of them, and its subspecies are found across the globe. In North America alone, there are 17 subspecies of finch, including the ...

House finches, with their brown-streaked plumage and stout conical beaks, are such a common sight we often take them for granted.

Officers from the San Diego Humane Society helped safely remove 53 pet birds from a California home, including lovebirds, finches, pigeons, and doves Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has ...

Jaymi Heimbuch is a writer and photographer specializing in wildlife conservation, technology, and food. She is the author of "The Ethiopian Wolf: Hope at the Edge of Extinction." Our love of ...

House finches, such as this adult male, can be common visitors to hummingbird feeders. By Gary Phillips For The Sun News The bird-breeding season continues in our area, although some species are ...