In addition to being the fastest animal on earth, the peregrine falcon is the second-most widely distributed of all bird ...

From falcons that dive at record-breaking speeds to swifts and geese that dominate level flight, here are the fastest flying ...

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 ...

During the fall hunting season, Al Jordan is out nearly every day -- looking for squirrels, rabbits, ducks, wild turkey, mink and other small game. But he doesn't carry a gun or a bow. Jordan, of ...

ALEXANDRIA, Minn. - As a girl, Daphne Karpan read the book "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George, a story about a boy who lived in the wild with a peregrine falcon he adopted and trained.

There are a lot of fast creatures out in the animal kingdom, but the one that holds the record for being able to move the ...

Falconry, the art of hunting game with trained birds of prey, is a big deal in the Middle East. While falconry itself is an ancient practice in the desert and a means of survival, doing so from within ...

Community members congregated in the banquet hall of the First Presbyterian Church on Monday to learn about the ancient art of falconry from a falconer and his falcon. Hosted by the Grand Valley ...

A young falcon circled around a sagebrush and cheatgrass field south of Arco on Thursday when a few sage grouse burst from the ground. The chase was on. The falcon closed the gap and hit one of the ...