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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Rabbits, on the other hand, seem to have disappeared. All summer they feasted on our plants and flowers but in the past couple of weeks I haven’t seen any. We have coyotes, hawks and, lately, a ...

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 ...

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 ...