Live Cams
Big Bear, Cornell, explore.org, raptor nests, RoyalCam, and intermittent kākāpō windows—clearly labeled by operator and season.
Real sources · parrots first
Bird media, with the story around it.
A calm, curated library of live windows, films, voices, and books. We link to the people and institutions behind each work—never a copied stream, mystery clip, or automatic endorsement.
Six connected rooms
Choose how you want to explore
Every room tells you who made a thing and where it came from, links straight to the people behind it, and points you at the rest of The Aviary when you want to go further.
Films & Documentaries
Parrot welfare, wild flocks, migration, cognition, and the stories that shaped popular ideas about birds.
Channels
Institutional science first, followed by carefully labeled independent education and companion-life channels.
Listen
Short daily stories, accessible bird science, conservation voices, and landmark cognition conversations.
Books
A compact shelf for cognition, perception, conservation, companion ethics, and serious behavior study.
How We Curate
How we pick what goes in, what we leave out, how we flag cameras that come and go, and why we always send you to the source instead of copying it here.
Three ways in
Start with a source you can trust
Big Bear Eagle Cam
Begin with Friends of Big Bear Valley, then bring the camera into the Eagles portal for history, biology, and conservation context.
Parrot Confidential
An honest starting point for understanding parrot intelligence, companionship, surrender, sanctuary, and the gap between wonder and lifelong care.
Alex & Me
Irene Pepperberg’s account of three decades with Alex offers an accessible entrance to the science—and the relationship—behind African grey cognition research.