Buteos include the red-tailed hawk, rough-legged hawk, broad-winged hawk and red-shouldered hawk. Falcons These birds have a need for speed; some species can exceed 200 mph in flight.

The lifespan of tarantula hawks can vary slightly depending on species and environmental conditions. Generally, adult tarantula hawks, particularly females, can live for about 6 to 12 months.

The red-tailed hawk, one of the most common hawk species across North America, tends to hunt small, lightweight prey like rabbits, rodents and snakes. Shanthanu Bhardwaj / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0.

Learn how to know if you've seen a red-shouldered hawk. Find out what the birds look like, what they eat and where to find them.

The Ferruginous hawk is North America's largest hawk species. Dennis Holcomb Photography / Getty Images. One of the biggest, most obvious distinctions between hawks and falcons is size.

Normally when I go out to capture an animal in distress, I must rely on myself. Calls rarely come in when several people are ...

Georgia’s hawk species include red-shouldered, red-tailed, broad-winged, Cooper’s and sharp-shinned hawks. A sixth hawk species, the Northern harrier, is a winter-only resident that is ...

A ferruginous hawk, which is native to the western United States and is the largest hawk species in North America, flies over Morris Island in Chatham. Cape Cod photographer Sean Feeney documented ...

The Detroit River Hawk Watch tracks sightings of these species from the Lake Erie Metropark boat launch in Brownstown, according to the organization's website. The watch has already sighted 377 ...

A new species of snake was recently discovered after scientists spotted it taking on a hawk on a Papua New Guinea island. Measuring as long as 4 feet, 8 inches, the Dendrelaphis anthracina, or ...

Toby, a female Red-Tailed Hawk, perches on a branch at the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary in Kalamazoo County on Monday, April 15, 2024. Toby dislocated her right wing in 2009 and was found on the ...