The common swift may not have a fancy name, but these small birds are marvels of velocity. Regularly cruising around 110kph ...

DOOR COUNTY (WLUK) -- A rare bird of prey is back in the wild after being let go Wednesday morning. The peregrine falcon is listed as endangered in Wisconsin. This particular falcon's flight in Door ...

Falcons are known to be fast and powerful predatory birds. However, the peregrine falcon stands in a class by itself. The peregrine falcon is so fast that scientists had to create a computer model to ...

Falcons are found worldwide, from the fast and slick hobbies to the large and powerful gyrfalcon of the Arctic tundra. In Africa, falcons are found across many habitats. Several species are unique to ...

With a wingspan of 4 feet, the gyrfalcon (pronounced JER-falcon) is the largest falcon. Your best bet to see this giant raptor is a trip to Alaska or the Canadian tundra. Discover hawk identification ...

If wide population distribution is a sure sign of an animal’s evolutionary success, then the falcon is a clear winner. The roughly 40 types of falcons are distributed across every continent except ...

Inside the large training cage at the new Los Angeles County Raptor Rescue Center in San Dimas, birds of prey such as owls, hawks and falcons with broken wings and twisted legs that have been repaired ...

Falcons may not be a regular part of golf as a global phenomenon, but they are at St. Andrews. The recent edition of the AIG Women’s Open proved that falcons are not only part of the local ecosystem, ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - What is the point of having a luxurious private jet if you can't transport your own falcon? Lufthansa Technik, the maintenance division of the German airline which also specialises ...