A new study, published in the Journal of Raptor Research, reveals that Africa's smallest diurnal bird of prey, the pygmy ...

A biologist explains how the peregrine falcon survives dives faster than most sports cars. Here’s why evolution pushed this predator to such terrifying extremes.

Our skies are filled with awesome predatory birds, from the enormous harpy eagle to the silent owls, but one raptor is faster ...

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 ...

John Faherty, executive director of the Mercantile Library, broke into an abandoned building to see falcons. 6 years later, ...

One of the fastest animals on Earth may be causing a delay. A federally protected peregrine falcon could delay a $9-million ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s annual bird election is contested by cheeky parrots, sweet songbirds and cute, puffball robins. This year’s winner was a mysterious falcon that wouldn’t think ...

The hatching of a peregrine falcon chick is more than just a successful breeding event, as it signaled the beginning of a new ...

(IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - Peregrine falcon reproduction in Iowa “likely remains stable” following successful reintroduction efforts in the 1990s, but the Iowa Department of Natural Resources said ...

Peregrine falcon reproduction in Iowa “likely remains stable” following successful reintroduction efforts in the 1990s, but the Iowa Department of Natural Resources said monitoring still is warranted ...