The golden eagle is the fastest eagle in the world and can reach speeds of up to 150-200 miles per hour when swooping down to hunt. Eagles' sharp talons and beaks make light work of dispatching their ...

Humans may not be the only species to deliberately control fire. Birds of prey have been observed picking up burning sticks ...

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 ...

There was some mild screeching as Adrienne Fors and Kevin Kelly handled American kestrels born just this year in bird boxes on the grounds of a Northampton County landfill. Kelly, who works at the ...

How do birds of prey fly? They have special adaptations that allow them to take off quickly, fly fast and soar for hours. What would it take for us to fly like that? Science Trek is available to ...

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 ...