Birds of prey are apex predators, ruling the skies with razor-sharp talons and wings giant enough to envelop a full-grown man. They spend their lives at the top of the food chain because they have ...

The evolution of insect-eating birds may have spurred rapid changes in the flight ability of ancient cicadas, according to ...

Birds of prey like owls and hawks are carnivores and ... Flight – Birds fly by flapping their wings and using their tales to steer. Birds such as penguins, emus, ostriches and kiwis are unable ...

These lessons were designed to accompany the first two parts of the PBS Life of Birds series. Although this lesson plan was developed primarily for grades 9-12, teachers of elementary or middle ...

Falcons are a genetically distinct group and are more closely related to parrots than the other birds of prey.

A flock of nine birds of prey have been spotted roosting in a rare ... says that the birds can be identified by checking for red wings that are tipped with black as well as their long, reddish ...