Considered a deft flier and known for chasing prey on the wing, a Cooper’s hawk on the hunt can dart through dense tree cover at speeds of up to 50 mph. This agile, crow-sized raptor can even flip ...
Vladimir Dinets was driving his daughter to school one morning when a flash of movement caught his eye. He watched as a young Cooper’s hawk darted out of a tree, soared low to the ground along a line ...
Birds continue to be amazing. Crows can use tools and hold grudges against specific people. Magpies can recognize themselves in mirrors. And now, hawks are using traffic signals to hunt down prey, ...
On a frosty October morning, a quiet yard and missing songbirds reveal the presence of a calm, young Cooper’s hawk perched ...
Q: I’d like to have more hummingbird action at my feeders this summer. Do you have any tips for attracting more of them? A: Hummingbirds are ferocious about maintaining a territory, so the challenge ...
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, ...
LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) — Leander Animal Services rescued a feathered friend from being stuck in a mouse trap. On Friday, March 21, the Leander Animal Services team responded to a call of a hurt ...
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 ...
Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory in Duluth, Minn. is one of the nation's top spots to view migrating raptors and other birds in fall. The facility is free and open to the public.