An undated illustration of the newly described Cretaceous Period bird species Avisaurus darwini, which has traits on a foot bone that indicate that it was one of the earliest-known birds of prey, ...

They are one of North America’s largest, fastest birds of prey and look remarkable as they soar through the air with their ...

These beautiful birds are North America's most common hawks ... and not all of them have this characteristic. These birds of prey are also known as buzzard hawks and red hawks.

Located on a major bird migratory route in an area with large concentrations of raptors — including the highest density of breeding golden eagles in the world — Altamont Pass is the most lethal wind ...

Newly discovered ancient birds from Late Cretaceous North America were hawk-sized and had ... grip and potentially carry proportionally large prey, similar to some modern raptorial birds.

No one in Northern Ireland has been prosecuted for illegally killing birds of prey, despite 89 confirmed incidents in the past 15 years. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)’s ...