The Rio Grande Valley is home to more than a dozen raptors or birds of prey, from tiny screech owls at only some eight inches ...

The sparrowhawk -- The osprey -- The honey buzzard -- The red kite -- The white-tailed eagle -- The marsh harrier -- The hen harrier -- The montagu's harrier -- The goshawk -- The common buzzard -- ...

My wife and I often joke that we have our own little wild kingdom in our backyard. Over the years that we have lived in our house on the southeast side of Pittsfield, we have seen creatures big and ...