Hawk moths are known for being some of the largest night fliers in the insect world. With wingspans of more than four inches, many species are big enough to comfortably fill the palm of your hand.

Both are common hunters locally. Both are members of the buteo family, the term used to describe hawks with broad wings built for soaring. They look different, certainly, if you can get a close enough ...

The practice of keeping and training any bird of prey is called “falconry” no matter the species of bird. Hawks are often ...

The deaths-head hawk moth is a creepy yet interesting moth with a skull on its back. Read here to learn more about this ...

Standing at the window watching the weather can become a consuming activity. Even if the weather seems changeless, something will come into view. While so engaged one day last week, a large bird swept ...

Bill Haley knows his hawks. Each fall, for the past 29 years, he makes daily trips to the Soddy Mountain Hawk Watch observatory to count birds. "You bring a chair, you sit and wait. It's kind of like ...

Look up in the sky this fall and you may see hawks flying overhead. This season, thousands of hawks are passing through metro Detroit as they travel south for the winter. September and October mark ...

Kiptopeke State Park hosts CVWO's hawk watch - a vital global raptor study. Visit now to join biologists tracking this epic ...

Bird watchers aim their binoculars to follow the migration of hawks over Hawk Ridge. The observatory is hosting its annual Hawk Weekend Sept. 15-17 that will attract thousands of birdwatchers as the ...

In the fall, when leaves are changing colors and cooler weather moves in, if you look up, you will see lots of activity in ...

If you suspect that a hawk is hanging around your backyard, you may be right. Hawks are becoming more common in suburban and even urban neighborhoods. Opportunistic predators like Cooper's hawks, ...