Cage & Aviary Birds Magazine

24 July 2024

What makes a bird a bird? Clue: you can’t just say “it’s got a beak!” (The platypus has one too…) This week we investigate the unique gifts that single out the true birds, and remind ourselves how amazing are these creatures which we can take for granted. Other writers share their times when they could not take anything for granted: we learn what it’s like when a priceless falcon slips the leash, and how a veteran canary man coped with three disasters in quick succession! Plenty more on canaries, too, plus a focus on budgerigars BBS (“Before the BS”), parrots, opinion, mixed collections… and lots of news and club news.