MANCHESTER, Vt. -- With a few, quick beats of its wings, the well-poised raptor flies to my outstretched, gloved hand and waits patiently for my command. This close-up experience provides a rare ...

The Telluride-premiering biographical drama, directed by Philippa Lowthorpe and co-written by Emma Donoghue, required a crash course in falconry — the keeping and training of birds of prey — as Foy, ...

In her memoir “H is for Hawk,” author Helen Macdonald channeled her grief after her beloved father’s death into adopting and raising a goshawk, a fierce predatory bird. The book was adapted into a ...

Guests from around Yolo County got an up-close look at how falcons are trained to hunt crop pests during the Center for Land-Based Learning’s falconry in agriculture event. The event marked the return ...