The Cooper’s Hawk is an accipiter, which the National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America describes as an agile woodland Hawk with comparatively long tail and short rounded wings.

Extremely common in North America, the red-tailed hawk is often sighted soaring in circles overhead. As Wilson notes, smaller birds will attack and annoy red-tails, representing outside forces trying ...

With their broad wingspans and sharp talons, hawks are some of the most regal birds in the skies. But beyond their powerful physical qualities, hawks hold deep spiritual meaning and symbolism in ...

As their name suggests, sharp-shinned hawks have very slender legs and wings for navigating dense forests. They remind us to look beyond limiting beliefs and recognize the gifts in ourselves and ...

One of the smallest raptors, the sharp-shinned hawk is a highly skilled predator that can be seen terrorizing sparrows and other small birds throughout the Helena Valley.

In their discussion of how to tell Copper’s hawks from sharp-shinned hawks, they note that arguments about such tricky identifications “might account for more broken friendships and more failed ...

Some hawk species hunt other birds and will visit feeders in winter, hoping to catch a tasty meal. One is the sharp-shinned hawk, our smallest accipiter. Raptors in this genus have short, broad wings ...

Local News Hawk rescued after being found with wing feathers and tail cut off A wildlife rehabilitator caring for the injured raptor said it could take two or more years for the feathers to return ...

SHREWSBURY, Mass. — Police are investigating after a red-tailed hawk was found in Paxton, Massachusetts, with the feathers of its wings and tail cut off. "When I first held the bird, I noticed ...

At first, I thought it was another sharp-shinned hawk, but then I saw the rounded tail feathers instead of the square ones – a coopers hawk had joined the harvest.