Every day, police officers respond to reports of all sorts of events and nonevents, most of which never make the news. Here is a sampling of lesser-known — but no less noteworthy — incidents from ...
A hawk flies around Mission High School’s tower. Photo courtesy of Aaron Hart, photography and media arts teacher at Mission High. No one’s quite sure when the red-tailed hawks moved into the nest on ...
CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — A critically ill red-tailed hawk that was admitted to the University of Illinois’ Wildlife Medical Clinic has made an “incredible recovery.” In a post on Facebook, the ...
Oakland Zoo welcomed its newest resident Friday: a red-tailed monkey baby. Authorities with the zoo say two of their red-tailed guenons, Nonami and Marley, became the parents of a “healthy baby boy.” ...
A red-tailed hawk lifts off from a branch in search of food on Tuesday at Lighthouse Field State Beach. About these birds, the Cornell Lab’s All About Birds website says, “This is probably the most ...
My wife and I often joke that we have our own little wild kingdom in our backyard. Over the years that we have lived in our house on the southeast side of Pittsfield, we have seen creatures big and ...
Zoo staff say the female hawk and female turkey vulture share food, preen each other and have even attempted to raise eggs. Stan, a 20-year-old female turkey vulture (front), and Hunter, a 22-year-old ...
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – For the last eight days, community members have been searching for a missing Red-tailed Hawk named Spirit from Shawnee Prairie Preserve. The Darke County Sheriff’s Office said ...
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Red-tailed hawk

The red-tailed hawk is one of North America’s most recognizable birds of prey, known for its sharp eyesight, powerful flight, and impressive hunting skills. From open fields to forest edges, this ...
The other day on my way back to the house with the mail, I noticed a hawk high in a big hemlock, a grand silhouette against the clear blue winter sky. Except for an occasional slow turning of the head ...