In 1971, I stopped to photograph in a Mayan village in Campeche, a place so small that 40 years later it still doesn’t appear on most maps. Rows of traditional thatched roof houses lined both sides of ...

Red-tailed hawks are a favorite bird for many people and can easily be seen along our roadways and even along expressways. When perched, they can often be seen from a long distance if they are ...

The red-tailed amazon, one of the rarest parrots in Brazil, has made a remarkable comeback thanks to the tireless efforts of environmental groups. As Mongabay reported, illegal wildlife trafficking ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Sometimes bad things happen after a young bird leaves its nest. Sometimes, though, there can be a happy ending when humans intervene. That was the case when a young red-tailed hawk, ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced a new research program to address harmful algal blooms. Oswego Health opens Clay PrimeCare, its first Onondaga County primary care ...

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Take a leisurely drive along U.S. Highway 6, following the Eagle River from Edwards to Eagle, and you’re likely to spot a famous, medium-sized, multi-colored raptor scanning the surrounding shrublands ...

A dangerous bird is said to be on the prowl on Long Island, as police say a local red-tailed hawk has attacked at least 17 people since just 2020 — and those who live in the area say the problem is ...

Brazil’s red-tailed amazon parrot is a rare success story for reviving a species heading toward extinction, Mongabay Brasil’s Xavier Bartaburu reports. By the end of the 20th century, the population ...

Every birder knows it—hawks are some of the trickiest birds to identify. Sure, it’s almost always obvious when you’ve seen a hawk. But which hawk? Red-tailed hawks are widespread across most of the ...