GYRFALCON (falco rusticolus) The beautiful Gyrfalcon is the world's largest falcon - with a wingspan in excess of 5ft. The Gyr (pronounced 'ger') is the world's fastest falcon in level flight. Being a bird of the Arctic tundra, Gyrs are not resident in this country but a few visit us; usually in the Northern Isles and sometimes Ireland, the West Country and the Scilly Isles.
Their plumage is highly variable, ranging from brown and grey, to almost pure white with a few black spots. Prey consists almost entirely of birds which - as well as stooping - it can fly down in direct pursuit. It can use its superior weight and speed to tackle quite large birds such as geese, but inland populations rely almost entirely on Grouse and Ptarmigan. FACT FILE: LENGTH: 50 - 60cms (20 - 24ins) WINGSPAN: 130 - I 60cms (51 - 63ins) WEIGHT: 0.8 - 2.1kg (1Ib 1 2oz - 41bs 10oz) HABITAT: Rocky coasts and low-lying moorland where prey is plentiful
Excellent capture for this very beautiful bird ! & very informative about ! I like falcons a lot ,in our area ppl like hunting with falcons , it's a very expensive hobby due to the high costs of the falcons & caring of it ,here you can see many different kinds & categories of this wonderful creature but not so beautiful like this one in your photograph !! Great work my dear . 7/7
Excellent capture of this beautiful Falcon superb lighting,the look in his eyes is amazing Many thanks for nice comment on "Painting by nature" Best regards
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