Often, it is the charismatic and spectacular that draws people to nature. When wildlife is depicted onscreen, for example, we’ll usually see images of large mammals and skillful predators -- bears, ...

Colorado has a bit of a split personality with flat grassy plains in the eastern half and mountains dominating the western half. The prairie falcon shares this split identity. While it is widespread ...

ARCOLA -- The two prairie falcons roosting in a crab apple stump east of Humboldt have become celebrities among the bird-watching community. These birds were the top-billed attraction on an Illinois ...

Monte Markley read My Side of the Mountain as a kid and was captivated by the story of a boy and his falcon. He's now a master falconer, training his latest bird on the grasslands of Kansas. Just ...

Throughout the centuries, the majestic falcon family has captivated the spirit of mankind. Five species of these streamlined, fast-flying birds live in Montana. The falcon species found in the dry ...

We Energies has set up webcams to keep track of several nesting peregrine falcons at their power plants.Greg Septon has been working to help bring the peregrine falcon back from the edge of extinction ...

Despite widespread declines in North American grassland bird populations over the last fifty years, a falcon species on a conservation area in Idaho appears to be holding strong. This is according to ...

In the early 1990s I spent a magical hour in June in the Yakima River Canyon. Watching from a commanding viewpoint, I counted 21 juvenile prairie falcons screaming for food from three separate nest ...

Bird watchers near the Snake River this summer may have spotted a small black pack amid the light brown plumage on raptors. These aren’t unusually boxy feathers, but GPS transmitters. Boise State ...

An adult, wild-caught, female prairie falcon (Falco mexicanus) was presented with the chief complaint of anorexia. Radiographic findings included increased densities within the air sacs, and coelomic ...

There are five falcon species regularly observed in Montana: Gyrfalcon (winter only), American Kestrel, Merlin, Peregrine and the Prairie Falcon. These birds can be differentiated from hawks and ...