The peregrine falcon is the world's fastest animal. Credit: Getty Peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) are the fastest birds in the world. When hunting, they fold their wings into a teardrop and dive ...

This gorgeous adult female northern harrier shows an arc of speckled feathers that separates her face from her neck. This is the hint that she has a parabolic dish of feathers that collects faint ...

How much weight can a hawk carry? The answer varies depending on the type of hawk. Though North America boasts approximately 18 distinct hawk species, we focus on the magnificent red-tailed hawk. As ...

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Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis). One of the largest and most common raptors in North America and a common sight along highways, especially in winter. Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog ...

Last month, I wrote about the common names of birds, and the planned changes to some of those names. In the past, I’ve written about the folk names of birds. But there are also the scientific names of ...

With 19 species of hawks in North America, it can sometimes be hard to determine which type is flying majestically overhead. Two of the most commonly confused birds are the red-tailed hawk and the red ...