It was an exciting Friday in late February when Owl Ridge Raptor Center out of Grainger County brought two juvenile ...

When a red-tailed hawk ignores an offered meal, a variety of backyard scavengers — including blue jays, crows and even a squirrel — seize the unexpected feast amid harsh winter ...

Red-shouldered hawks are gorgeous medium-sized, solid birds, smaller than a red-tailed but bigger than a broad-winged hawk.

(AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel) Alexie Echo-Hawk, a juvenile red-tailed hawk, perches on the hand of Stephanie Stevens, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, before a hunt in Greenleaf, Wis. (AP Photo/Joshua A.

After she slips on a thick leather glove, out of the box and onto her wrist hops her unconventional hunting buddy, Alexie Echo-Hawk, Echo for short: a juvenile red-tailed hawk.

Alexie Echo-Hawk, Echo for short, a juvenile red-tailed hawk. "She's intense,” Stevens says, stroking her dappled feathers lightly. Falconers dedicate large chunks of the coldest season of the ...

After she slips on a thick leather glove, out of the box and onto her wrist hops her unconventional hunting buddy, Alexie Echo-Hawk, Echo for short: a juvenile red-tailed hawk. “She’s intense ...