Have you ever wanted to make art in the presence of a bird of prey? Thanks to an army of dedicated people who have made it their job to protect threatened and injured birds, dozens of rescued raptors ...

Our American kestrels need more nests. The numbers of North America’s smallest falcon have been in freefall since the 1960s and are now down by half due to loss of habitat, predation by Cooper’s hawks ...

In what began as a side project in 2022 for Berkshire Bird Observatory Executive Director Ben Nickley, The Kestrel Nest Box Project is on track to have added over 200 kestrels to the local population ...

Jul. 13—If you're lucky enough to spot an American kestrel swooping over a field or perched on a telephone line, you might thank Steve Wheeler. For 50 years, Wheeler has played a key role in keeping ...

SPRINGFIELD — Ben Nickley didn’t pay much attention to birds, right up until he took a class about them at Ohio State University. “I’ve always been interested in nature and the natural world, but I ...

On a warm but blustery morning 22 “birders” crisscrossed Cascade County's fields, streams and wetlands to take the measure of local bird populations. Dec. 17 marked the 50 th annual Christmas Bird ...

A quick look could cause us to mistake an American kestrel for a mourning dove perched on a wire. But a careful look reveals a bird with a beak like a hawk. It’s a diminutive falcon, at about ...

As we start the Christmas season, how many of us will hear the joyous “klee-klee-klee” of the raptor family’s very own Tiny Tim — the Southeastern American kestrel? The chirps of these tiny, ...

North America's littlest falcon, the American Kestrel packs a predator's fierce intensity into its small body. It's one of the most colorful of all raptors: the male's slate-blue head and wings ...

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Even though most animal encounters happen from a distance, they're some of the most special interactions a person can have. Whether it's spotting a rare bird while on a hike or watching a raccoon ...