A red-tailed hawk that had been reportedly shot in Cheshire two weeks ago has died. A Place Called Hope, a nonprofit birds of prey rehabilitation center, found a young red-tailed hawk with two pellets ...

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 ...

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 ...