On Nov. 2, I trapped a juvenile red-tailed hawk and began the process of training. He will likely be returned to the wild after a year or two of guaranteed food, health benefits, and company housing, ...

Richard Shores doesn’t like to walk away from the birds, glossy and alert, perched on his front lawn. Lagertha, a Harris hawk with a strong grip, keeps an eye on Shores’ dog, Bella. Bruno, a ...

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. — Meet Thora, a one-year-old red-tailed female hawk. 15-year-old Kassidy Simcox trapped her back in September. The Lock Haven native says she discovered her love for animals at a young ...

CLEVELAND. — Roxxy is ready. As apprentice falconer Lisa Fannon attaches a GPS tracker to a strap around one of Roxxy’s legs, the young red-tailed hawk strains to fly away from her perch atop Fannon’s ...

Mixing education and fun is a winning recipe when it comes to our activities. There's nothing like learning and laughing simultaneously. One of the most memorable experiences of this kind happened ...

I did not want to bring a red-tailed hawk home, and I certainly did not want to nurse one back to health. It was April 17, 2020, and we were two weeks into the statewide shutdown. I wanted to respond ...

BISHOPVILLE, S.C. — A red-tailed hawk is now free after spending nearly a year getting rehabilitated and prepared to go back into the wild. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act protects migratory bird ...

Richard Shores, a licensed falconer practicing since 2004, holds Lagurtha, one of his two Harris hawks, on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022 in Apex, N.C. at his home where he houses four birds in a homemade ...

I did not want to bring a red-tailed hawk home, and I certainly did not want to nurse one back to health. It was April 17, 2020, and we were two weeks into the statewide shutdown. I wanted to respond ...