Bird-watchers have long pondered why Swainson’s hawks, an endangered species in Illinois, fancy only one spot to nest east of the Mississippi: a rural area on the border between Kane and McHenry ...

Reader thought he was looking at some fallen branches until a hawk emerged, swooping into action to grab a doomed squirrel. DEAR JOAN: An extensive wooded area is behind the house here with a 7-foot ...

Yesterday I witnessed a fascinating confrontation in my backyard here in Benicia that I wanted to share: My wife maintains a bird feeder that attracts a lot of mourning doves, in addition to a ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – You better move on. We recently caught sight of a wildlife confrontation out the kitchen window: a squirrel scampering on the same tree branch as a red tailed hawk. The squirrel ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Lower Southampton Township officials have a new four-legged member, after a daring rescue. Officials reportedly found a northern flying squirrel, which is an endangered species in ...

Your Pictures: Squirrel greets hawk, survives In this photo submitted by DeWaldon Bendtsen, a squirrel and a red-tailed hawk study each other on Bendtsen's deck at 1133 Essex Parkway N.W., Rochester, ...

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VIENNA, Va. -- A Vienna, Va., man was arrested for allegedly going too far to protect his squirrelly friend. Police said they caught him red-handed. Thomas R. Shepler, 65, of Locust Street, was ...