The first of three peregrine falcon chicks took a huge step, or rather flap, Tuesday, successfully flying away from the nest.

Scientists have long assumed raptors need vast territories to raise their young, but a tiny falcon barely heavier than a golf ball is forcing researchers to tear up that assumption and start over.

Every spring for almost 30 years, peregrine falcons have nested high above the busy streets and rail yard in Harrisburg on a ...

John Faherty, executive director of the Mercantile Library, broke into an abandoned building to see falcons. 6 years later, he's still their superfan.

. A lone peregrine falcon perches atop the cross at Christ Episcopal Church, Fifth and Court streets in Reading, on what would be a favorite falcon hunting and observation perch in succeeding years.

The chicks and their protective parents posed a safety risk for workers, until professional wildlife falconer Dan Frankian stepped in ...

The Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust say the parents have now raised 13 chicks through to fledging.

A peregrine falcon that hatched at Madison Gas and Electric’s Blount Generating Station in May and seriously injured himself ...

A remote wildlife camera positioned near a rocky cliff captured a fascinating glimpse into the nesting behavior of peregrine ...

A new study, published in the Journal of Raptor Research, reveals that Africa's smallest diurnal bird of prey, the pygmy ...