New Zealand ’s annual bird election is contested by cheeky parrots, sweet songbirds and cute, puffball robins. This year’s winner was a mysterious falcon that wouldn’t think twice about eating them.

Falcons are some of the most skilled aerial hunters on Earth, with species ranging from the tiny American kestrel to the mighty gyrfalcon. Their adaptations for speed, precision, and hunting mastery ...

A peregrine falcon was injured after flying into a window at Rhode Island Hospital. Barrington dentist Rachael Gilardetti performed a lifesaving procedure on the falcon's broken beak. Gilardetti used ...