Birds of prey often get a bad rap for taking off with chickens and small pets, but this is rare. In the book Food Habits of Common Hawks, published by the US Department of Agriculture, W.L. McAtee ...

Birds of prey in medieval Britain relied far more heavily on scavenging human waste than previously thought, according to research that analyzed more than 30 ancient bird skeletons.

The red-tailed hawk, one of the most common hawk species across North America, tends to hunt small, lightweight prey like rabbits, rodents and snakes. Shanthanu Bhardwaj / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0 ...

Summer is the off-season, when birds of prey rest and grow new feathers. In a few months, Shores will look on as each soars above North Carolina fields — up to 10 stories high, for Bruno ...

All birds of prey are raptors and are organized into distinct groups — hawks, eagles, falcons, kites, owls and vultures. Raptors range in size and have distinct features, but they do share some ...

Bruno, a red-tailed hawk, is a little stressed; his beak hangs open. Xena, a prairie falcon, sports an eyeless red hood and […] Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 45°F.

For falconers who hunt small animals like rabbits and grouse with wild birds of prey, changing Midwest winters are also changing the sport they love Melina Walling Friday 28 February 2025 14:32 GMT ...

About 100 falconers — people who train birds of prey to hunt wild quarry such as quail and rabbits — are expected to attend a falconry meet in Tucson later this week. Sponsored by the Arizona ...

Summer is the off-season, when birds of prey rest and grow new feathers. In a few months, Shores will look on as each soars above North Carolina fields — up to 10 stories high, for Bruno ...

Richard Shores doesn’t like to walk away from the birds, glossy and alert, perched on his front lawn. Lagertha, a Harris hawk with a strong grip, keeps an eye on Shores’ dog, Bella. Bru… ...

Summer is the off-season, when birds of prey rest and grow new feathers. In a few months, Shores will look on as each soars above North Carolina fields — up to 10 stories high, for Bruno ...