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 ...

Prefer hawks and sparrows to songbirds? October is your month for bird watching. While songbird migrations end in September, October is the peak migration month for hawks and sparrows, said College of ...

When sighting one or more of these swift and agile raptors in our yard became a near-daily event last week, I began to contemplate penning this month’s column about them. Then one morning brought a ...

The incessant chirps and gregarious lifestyles of house sparrows qualify them as extremely talkative and social little birds to appreciate as we get out and enjoy the great outdoors.

Richard Shores, a licensed falconer practicing since 2004, holds Lagurtha, one of his two Harris hawks, on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022 in Apex, N.C. at his home where he houses four birds in a homemade ...