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ALEXANDRIA, Minn. - As a girl, Daphne Karpan read the book "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George, a story about a boy who lived in the wild with a peregrine falcon he adopted and trained.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wednesday, Aug. 27 turned out to be an eventful day, bird-wise. I set out before dawn for the upper reaches of Hoover Reservoir.

Richard Shores doesn’t like to walk away from the birds, glossy and alert, perched on his front lawn. Lagertha, a Harris hawk with a strong grip, keeps an eye on Shores’ dog, Bella. Bruno, a ...

A hunting bond between humans and birds dating 4,000 years continues in Pennsylvania. Across the commonwealth, the Game Commission has 207 active permits for people who enjoy falconry. Falconry is a ...

Local residents got a chance to see and learn more about multiple birds of prey at The Brewers Kettle in Kernersville last Saturday, March 28. James Neumann, a master falconer, raptor breeder and ...

Dark 'eyeliner' feathers of peregrine falcons act as sun shields to improve the birds' hunting ability, a new scientific study suggests. Scientists have long speculated that falcons' eye markings ...