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After she slips on a thick leather glove, out of the box and onto her wrist hops her unconventional hunting buddy, Alexie Echo-Hawk, Echo for short: a juvenile red-tailed hawk. “She’s intense ...

An ornithologist spent four decades tracking 40,000 bird deaths at a single building. His records paved the way to better scientific and public understanding. In 1978, David Willard was working at ...

After she slips on a thick leather glove, out of the box and onto her wrist hops her unconventional hunting buddy, Alexie Echo-Hawk, Echo for short: a juvenile red-tailed hawk. “She's intense,” ...

Stephanie Stevens lets her hawk Alexie Echo-Hawk fly while hunting for small game on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel) Stephanie Stevens lets her hawk Alexie ...

For falconers who hunt small animals with wild birds of prey, changing Midwest winters are also changing the sport they love. But they say continuing the practice connects them to nature and gives ...

After she slips on a thick leather glove, out of the box and onto her wrist hops her unconventional hunting buddy, Alexie Echo-Hawk, Echo for short: a juvenile red-tailed hawk.