My eyes shot open, and I leapt out of bed. This was the alarm clock I’d been waiting for — my favorite time of the year. The ...

From antiquity to modern times, the city has been rife with creatures that creep, slither, scurry and nest among its pillars ...

The number of American kestrels has dropped sharply. That goes against the trend for birds of prey, broadly seen as a conservation bright spot. A tagged kestrel in Harmony Township, N.J., held by ...

Female kestrels are larger and heavier than the males. Hawk Mountain researcher Mercy Melo holds a nestling American kestrel after banding the bird at the Blue Mountain Eagle Hiking Club's ...

Critters Kestrels Are Disappearing. Here’s Where to See These “Small but Fierce” Falcons in Texas. They flock to our state every winter and are a joy to watch.

Kestrels have been trained to fly inside a wind tunnel to reveal how they can hover in turbulent winds while keeping their heads almost perfectly still. Training the two captive-bred nankeen ...

Long before I understood the concept of birdwatching or imagined actually becoming a birder, I owned a “Golden Nature Guide to Birds.” These little reference books were available on a ...

Kestrels aren’t just part of my personal heritage, though. According to Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the American Kestrel is the continent’s most common and widespread falcon.

Kestrels have been trained to fly inside a wind tunnel to reveal how they can hover in turbulent winds while keeping their heads almost perfectly still. Training the two captive-bred nankeen ...