Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wednesday, Aug. 27 turned out to be an eventful day, bird-wise. I set out before dawn for the upper reaches of Hoover Reservoir.

They hunt at high speeds, live partly in cities–and technically, they are not birds of prey. Various species of falcons are native to Germany, from the common kestrel to the lesser-known red-footed ...