A friend of a friend named Daryl Cavallaro took this stunning shot of a Merlin snagging a snack recently at Floyd Bennett Field in...
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This last week I was out with a falconer that had an absolutely stunning pale form Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) and the beauty of this...
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Last month, I wrote about hypothesized relationships between passerines, parrots, falcons, and seriemas, noting a need for further research on the subject. The post...
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Kestrels may be the coolest raptors nobody knows of. In North America, everyone recognizes hawks on the wing, even the ones that aren’t Red-tailed...
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What do you think when you hear the word raptor? Those of us from generation Jurassic Park can’t help but think of the terrifying...
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So much of the US is getting dumped on with snow. At first it seemed like a nice holiday treat until you realize that...
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It was not too many years ago that it was questionable if Peregrine Falcons would continue to exist in several locations around the world,...
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Many a lifelong birder picked up his or her first field guide because of raptors. Bird of prey like eagles, hawks, and owls inspire...
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