MANCHESTER, Vt. -- With a few, quick beats of its wings, the well-poised raptor flies to my outstretched, gloved hand and waits patiently for my command. This close-up experience provides a rare ...

At the edge of a shady green grove in Hadley, light streams through the forest canopy in thin shafts. It speckles the grassy floor below, where three large birds of prey sit awkwardly, tethered with ...

Sy Montgomery—the bestselling author of 30-plus books, including “The Soul of an Octopus” and “The Good Good Pig”—discusses in a “Talking Animals” interview what prompted the exploration of raptors ...

“It’s not like a shotgun, where you can put it away at the end of the season and it’s fine,” said Lynn Appelman, a longtime falconer. His bird, Houdini lives in a heated enclosure and requires daily ...

MONTOUR COUNTY – High in the air, Houdini pauses. She sees something. The 9-year-old peregrine falcon drops hundreds of feet in seconds. She closes in on her target, each turn narrowing the gap. Her ...

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