Hawks Up Close

The fastest creature that ever lived is a hawk, the Peregrine Falcon, and it's still flying today in some of America's biggest cities. In fact, ever since the first humans looked skyward, it's likely we've been inspired by these majestic birds to dream of flight. For many of us, hawks are the embodiment of nature's speed and power. Visit the 30 species of hawks with whom we share our North American continent. Celebrate the speed, agility and other adaptations which have sculpted the hawks' forms to perfection. Watch them strike their prey, court their mates and raise their families, and meet them in the thousands at their migration funneling points in fascinating program.