Scientists have long assumed raptors need vast territories to raise their young, but a tiny falcon barely heavier than a golf ...

New Zealand ’s annual bird election is contested by cheeky parrots, sweet songbirds and cute, puffball robins. This year’s winner was a mysterious falcon that wouldn’t think twice about eating them.

Scientists tracked Africa's smallest falcon, the pygmy falcon, with tiny GPS tags and found it needs very little space while ...

Wednesday, Aug. 27 turned out to be an eventful day, bird-wise. I set out before dawn for the upper reaches of Hoover Reservoir. It was a clear day, and I wanted to secrete myself in a good honey hole ...

A new study, published in the Journal of Raptor Research, reveals that Africa's smallest diurnal bird of prey, the pygmy ...

Hawks and falcons are both raptors, or birds of prey, but they differ in appearance, behaviour, and biology. People often confuse the two, even using their names interchangeably, yet falcons and hawks ...

A new study suggests highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, may be taking a significant toll on peregrine falcons that nest along Virginia's coast.

Every spring for almost 30 years, peregrine falcons have nested high above the busy streets and rail yard in Harrisburg on a ...

John Faherty, executive director of the Mercantile Library, broke into an abandoned building to see falcons. 6 years later, he's still their superfan.

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