Not all were successful: In the next couple of weeks, I found several loose piles of feathers indicating a Cooper’s hawk had snatched a bird and had plucked its catch from a perch in a tree or ...

The bird had also learned this behavior at a young age, at a time when other Cooper’s hawks “are just not good at hunting yet,” says Janet Ng, a wildlife biologist with Environment and ...

The bird—a young Cooper’s hawk, to be exact—wasn’t using the crosswalk, in the sense of treading on the painted white stripes to reach the other side of the road in West Orange, New Jersey.

The Cooper's hawk is known for its short, rounded wings and long tail, which help it maneuver through dense forests while hunting birds and small mammals. It has a steely blue-gray back, ...

Desert animals generally don't need to be rescued from the heat, according to a reminder issued by wildlife experts after an ...

The study area. The numbers are house numbers mentioned in the text. The route used by the hawk to attack a flock of birds feeding in front of house #2 is shown with white arrows.

Birds continue to be amazing. Crows can use tools and hold grudges against specific people. Magpies can recognize themselves in mirrors. And now, hawks are using traffic signals to hunt down prey ...

The same day Edward the hawk was brought in, the facility was assisting Worcester police and animal control with a Cooper’s hawk. That bird was found on a heater after being unintentionally ...

Cooper's hawks are skilled hunters that feast on small and medium-sized birds. Pixabay. Vladimir Dinets was driving his daughter to school one morning when a flash of movement caught his eye.