The smallest bird of prey on the entire African continent, the pygmy falcon weighs about as much as a golf ball. These clever ...

From powerful birds of prey to tiny songbirds, and blind snakes to miniscule flies, an impressive range of species have ...

Super Bowl weekend ushers in buzz about halftime performances, high-budget commercials and of course, who will win the NFL’s championship game. But year-round, Boise State’s raptor biologists are ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Birds of prey typically fit into a common mold: they are ...

Birds, by design, tend to be small, light and streamlined. Yet there are some that push the boundaries of size. Here is the avian world’s best example of an ultra-heavyweight flyer. Birds of prey are ...

It’s peak birding season, and if you look high in the sky, you’ll likely see some raptors soaring. Raptors like hawks, owls and vultures sometimes get a bad reputation, but these birds of prey play a ...

Find out how the shape of a bird of prey’s wings will explain why they live where they live. Can you guess where a bird of prey hunts based on the shape of its wings? Major Funding by the Laura Moore ...

Look for flashes of white on dark roads, and you might spot an American barn owl. Learn about a barn owl call, nest, wings and meaning.

Don and Jane Veltkamp describe their Birds of Prey Northwest as a place of “refuge, healing and education” for injured and recovering raptors as they prepare them to return to the wild. Now, the ...