Most people probably wouldn't think of cats and birds together as a match made in heaven: after all, one is a predator, the other is prey. But there are exceptions to every rule, and the unusually ...

Mozart had a number of pets over the course of his short life, but one stands out above all the others: his pet starling. The bird first attracted Mozart's attention in May of 1784 when he heard it ...

European Starlings don’t "talk" like parrots, but they are amazing mimics. They can sound like alarm clocks or other appliances or other birds, and they can even mimic human speech with incredible ...

When naturalist and author Lyanda Lynn Haupt (@LyandaHaupt) decided to write the story of the relationship of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his pet starling, she knew that she had to do some ...

All kinds of birds have inspired music composers for at least seven centuries. Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “The Lark Ascending” and Frederick Delius’ “On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring” are relatively ...

Experts say pet birds only mimic the sounds of human speech, but Patti Kearney thinks her starling, Murray the Bird, may have taken it a step further. The Ocean City resident, who raised Murray from ...

(MASS APPEAL) – It’s time for Mass Appeal’s Pet of the Week and today we’re introducing you to a little kitten named Starling. Lee Chambers is here from Dakin Humane Society to share more. Meet this ...

When beginning a new writing project, naturalist and author Lyanda Lynn Haupt takes her research seriously. For her new book, Mozart's Starling, Haupt dutifully traveled to Austria, to see Wolfgang ...

If you or someone you know are interested in adopting Brad, Starling, or both, you can contact the Green County Humane ...