The secretary bird is a specialized predator that targets snakes, including venomous species, using a unique hunting method based on speed and force. Its long legs allow it to strike downward while ...

A pair of peregrine falcons have found the perfect new perch for hunting - 200 ft (65m) above Glasgow at the former Cineworld building. Bonnie and Clyde, birds of prey known for nesting in a tower at ...

Researchers don't often turn to the general public for help with scientific studies. However, for scientists seeking to better understand the dietary habits of two hawk species, involving citizen ...

Owls, well adapted to hearing the exact location of prey, have something in common with an unrelated group of raptors -- harriers. A new study has found that harriers across the world are able to keep ...

A simple thing like poison set out to kill rodents can decimate birds of prey when they ingest the dead pests and have to be rehabilitated – if they survive. At the final Summer Reading Program at ...

Long before birds ruled the skies, the dragonfly evolved a hunting strategy so effective that it still outperforms most ...

To exploit a rich food resource that remains largely inaccessible to most predators, Europe’s largest bat captures, kills, and consumes nocturnally migrating birds in flight high above the ground, ...

Falconers from across the United States, Canada and several foreign countries, will gather in Enid, Oklahoma, Nov. 9 to 14 for the North American Falconers Association field meet, which is hosted by ...

Standing in the brush along an abandoned rock quarry, I scanned the blue, cloud-free September sky for flying birds. My prey? Band-tail pigeons, the West Coast’s cousin to the extinct passenger pigeon ...

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