Peregrine falcons have dark stripes under their eyes, thought to reduce sun glare. But in other falcon species these markings are unrelated to sunlight.

A falconer contracted by Charleston County will stay in the area until March 17, flying eight falcons and hawks daily to keep ...

A female saker falcon guards her chicks—called eyases—in their nest overlooking the Mongolian plain. Genghis Khan is said to have kept hundreds of the birds for hunting. Today sakers are ...

The peregrine falcon belongs to the genus Falco, which is characterized by long pointed wings. Peregrine falcons are birds of few words; they are generally silent but sometimes make a rasping ...

Netting which trapped several peregrine falcons on a university building, leaving three dead and two having to be rescued, has been taken down. The first dead bird was found on the University of ...