Community members congregated in the banquet hall of the First Presbyterian Church on Monday to learn about the ancient art of falconry from a falconer and his falcon. Hosted by the Grand Valley ...

Anyone who has ever seen a hawk or falcon effortlessly glide through the sky in pursuit of prey has admired its grace and instinct, but some people, known as falconers, actually hunt with these ...

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 ...

Bob Gordon traveled to Ramona from San Diego to practice a millennia-old sport. This isn’t something anyone can just start doing in one day — it takes years of training along with federal and state ...

Southall Farm & Inn in Franklin offers falconry as part of its adventure program. Properties are adding more excursions and adventures for guests who are seeking a collective outdoor experience.

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.

GREENLEAF, Wis. – Stephanie Stevens has a good reason to love the bone-numbing cold of a Wisconsin winter. Every weekend, she loads up her minivan with a large green box and drives out to rural areas, ...

A flurry of feathers and talons, and a Harris’s hawk alights on my outstretched hand, plundering the bit of raw meat sandwiched between my gloved fingers. The surprisingly light bird tosses the morsel ...