A red-tailed hawk was found at IU Memorial Stadium beak-down in a substance called polyurethane. Here's how she was rescued.

Q:I’m a big owl fan and have seen several kinds, especially the great horned owl. But I wonder: Why I don’t ever see short-eared owls? A:These tawny owls with their dramatically outlined eyes spend ...

Beaks tend to be specialized for particular diets; hence, the hummingbird beak for nectar and the hawk beak for eating animal flesh.

Hawks are prolific predators who perch on treetops and lamp posts, scouring for prey to devour. They possess strong beaks and vise-grip talons that never lose a catch. Due to their strength and ...

Further observation and experiments with the mechanical beak revealed that chattering, in which flamingos rapidly clap their beaks while their heads are lifted but still underwater, is responsible ...

The beak of a red-tailed hawk is a meat-butchering tool that helps the bird slice prey into bite-sized pieces. Photo Credit: Kathy Adams Clark. Restricted use.

If you want a fun learning experience, watch the birds at your feeders. Notice the different types of beaks and how their shapes dictate a bird’s dining habits — particularly the way it ...

Stronger penalties are now in place for anyone who harms wildlife native to Hawaii under a new law, just weeks after a hawk was discovered maimed on Hawaii island and had to be euthanized.

The hawk chick is being fed by a pair of bald eagles, a species normally considered its mortal enemy.

Left: A red-tailed hawk with a normal beak. Right: A red-tailed hawk with a long-billed deformity.

The hawk chick has a fluffy white head and a much smaller beak than the eaglets, who are brown and already have the pronounced beak bald eagles are known for.