Tag: hawk

Pale Male, Red-Tailed Hawk Who Nested Above NYC’s Fifth Avenue for 30 Years, Dies at 33

NEW YORK—Pale Male, a red-tailed hawk who brought a touch of the wild to swanky Manhattan as he nested above Fifth Avenue for three decades, has died. Pale Male died late Tuesday after being found ill and grounded in Central Park, wildlife rehabilitator Bobby Horvath posted on Facebook. The hawk was believed to be 33…


VIDEO: Goshawk Toys With Tiny Lizard That Seems Dead—Then Gets Unexpected Surprise From Prey

In a video taken in South Africa, a lizard desperate to save its life endures some nasty pecks to its body while playing dead to escape a hawk’s talons. Jannette Kotze, 53, started recording in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park when a goshawk landed on the sandy savannah next to her car. Her dramatic footage shows an…


Bald Eagle Snatches Baby Hawk for Dinner, Ends Up Adopting It; Nest-Cam Footage Reveals Rare Raptor Family

Livestream footage from a bald eagle’s nest-cam captured the extraordinary moment when a family of bald eagles adopted a tiny baby red-tailed hawk on Gabriola Island in B.C. An adult bald eagle dropped off what looked like a ball of fluff into its nest—presumably live food for its young eaglet to start tearing limb from…


Lockheed Wins $2.3 Billion Contract to Build Black Hawk Helicopters

WASHINGTON—Lockheed Martin Corp. won a $2.3 billion contract to build at least 120 H-60M Black Hawks as the U.S. military continues its search for a next-generation helicopter, the Pentagon said on Monday. The five-year contract includes options for an additional 135 aircraft which will be available to the Army as well as other U.S. agencies…


US Black Hawk Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing in Downtown Bucharest

BUCHAREST—A Black Hawk helicopter belonging to the U.S. military made an emergency landing on a Bucharest street on Thursday, tearing down two public street lights and stopping traffic but making no casualties. The helicopter was part of a group of six which were rehearsing ahead of events to mark Romanian Air Force day and the…


Rescuing an Entangled Hawk From Fishing Line

It’s wonderful to see kind-hearted people helping animals in distress.