Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A monk parakeet preens a friend. Researchers used dye markers to identify individuals for their social experiment. “There can be a ...

For this installment of "From the Archives," we answer a reader question about the monk parakeets and grackles in Austin.

For over 60 years, green-feathered Monk parakeets have darted across the Crescent City, squawking from telephone lines and nesting in power poles. Aside from their unique preference for urban nesting, ...

While they look similar to monks due to their medium size, mostly bright green bodies, and long, pointed tails, Nanday parakeets have bold black faces, throats, and black bills. They also have hints ...

In the urban parks of Barcelona, Spain, the calls of a tropical parrot fill the air. The bright green monk parakeet, native to South America, has found a new home in European cities. Monk parakeets ...

Cherry Blossom season is for the birds in Brooklyn. At Greenwood Cemetery the yearly blossoming of the vibrant pink trees is also a time for an unusual, local sight — a throng of florescent green monk ...

Monk parakeets don’t rush into friendships. They gradually escalate interactions, starting from safe, low-risk behaviours and ...

Hurricane Debby brought downpours and turbulent winds this week, but it also brought two feathered phenomena — and they've landed in Mary Jackson's Kilearn Lakes backyard. Jackson, an avid birdwatcher ...

CHICAGO | St. Xavier University assistant professor Christopher Appelt is looking for volunteers to help him study the impact of monk parakeets on native bird species in the Chicago area. "Monk ...

More than 800 electric customers in Amityville lost power for just under an hour Thursday after a monk parakeet nest perched atop a utility pole made contact with electrical equipment, tripping local ...

I know for sure that whoever is reading this can agree that making friends at any stage of life is hard. And honestly, it might be even harder as an adult when you are technically supposed to have it ...