On a recent warm mid-April day, I decided to venture out to my patio to enjoy some sunshine. Within a minute of being there, I heard a distinct shrill and chattering bird call I did not recognize.

Peregrine falcons are less than half the size of a red fox, yet this shocking video clip shows that the bird has the upper hand when it comes to combat. In this brutal encounter, the raptor dives at ...

By keeping hungry birds away from crops and preventing their droppings from contaminating fruit, kestrels may provide farmers ...

Wednesday, Aug. 27 turned out to be an eventful day, bird-wise. I set out before dawn for the upper reaches of Hoover Reservoir. It was a clear day, and I wanted to secrete myself in a good honey hole ...

Chihuahuas of the avian world, the American kestrel is small, territorial and feisty. About the size of a blue jay and weighing little more than a handful of nickels, the kestrel is North America’s ...

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