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 ...

Vultures are scavengers, but do they share enough in common with hawks and owls to qualify them as birds of prey? Here's what ...

An appeal has been launched after a Wicklow-born bird of prey was found poisoned to death in Carlow. Members of the public ...

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 ...

A rodenticide, a neurotoxicant called bromethalin, can bioaccumulate in birds of prey, new findings show. In 2020, Tufts Wildlife Clinic Director Maureen Murray published a study that showed 100% of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. These raptors are built forhunting in dense forest canopies. They can take prey up to around 20 lbs., including young deer. Their ...

Patrick Caoile is a freelance writer for Collider. While he calls New Jersey his home, he is now pursuing a Ph.D. in English--Creative Writing at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. When he's ...