(CN) — A Cooper's hawk has been using crosswalk signals to orchestrate its hunting strategy, outsmarting both its prey and urban infrastructure, according to research published Friday in Frontiers in ...
"What kind of hawk is this that's eating my birds?" That's a recent question from a reader. And it's not uncommon. Sometimes readers attach phone picturs of the predatory birds. These hawks are ...
PROVIDENCE – If you’re into birds and you’ve heard about a new effort to rename species now named after historical figures, the good news is that you’ll have to learn new names for only two birds that ...
From the smallest falcon to the fastest flying bird on earth, discover interesting facts about the falcon bird family.
A Cooper's hawk preparers to take flight against a backdrop of green foliage typical of their environment. It is a predator of wooded habitats ranging from dense forests to urban backyards. It is one ...
Yes, a number of hawks hunt and eat smaller birds, and the sight of them strikes terror in the hearts of our backyard birds. If you've ever watched a crowd of ...
You know it’s hot out when even the hawks are taking bird baths in backyard pools. The family of David McCumber, the Arizona Daily Star’s executive editor, had a surprise visitor Wednesday morning: a ...
Raven Ridge Wildlife Center Tracie Young, a licensed wildlife rehabilitator, received a call earlier this summer about an injured bird. On the line were two friends, who told Young they’d found a hawk ...
Looking at our backyard bird feeding station on a sunny Saturday afternoon, there was not a bird in sight. What’s going on? It didn’t take me long to spot the issue. A sharp-shinned hawk was perched ...
A neighbor had been hearing some strange sounds for more than a day; she was pretty sure they were bird calls and asked if I would come check it out. As I walked toward her house, I heard it, too, ...