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milestogo

(18,231 posts)
Sat Jul 22, 2023, 12:30 PM Jul 2023

Grylfalcon




The largest falcon in the world, the ghostly Gyrfalcon is a fierce predator in the High Arctic, where it chases down ptarmigans in flight or plummets from the sky at breathtaking speeds to strike prey to the ground. Nesting on remote cliffs in the far reaches of Canada and Alaska, Gyrfalcons in North America are safe from most human disturbance but face challenges from a warming climate. They are rare winter visitors to open habitats in the northern United States.

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Gyrfalcon/overview#

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Grylfalcon (Original Post) milestogo Jul 2023 OP
Beautiful birds. We had an animal encyclopedia as kids and the Gyrfalcon was one of our favorites. captain queeg Jul 2023 #1
I doubt most of us will ever see one. milestogo Jul 2023 #2
Great you had an animal encylclopedia. elleng Jul 2023 #3

captain queeg

(11,780 posts)
1. Beautiful birds. We had an animal encyclopedia as kids and the Gyrfalcon was one of our favorites.
Sat Jul 22, 2023, 12:43 PM
Jul 2023

milestogo

(18,231 posts)
2. I doubt most of us will ever see one.
Sat Jul 22, 2023, 12:53 PM
Jul 2023

So its nice when someone catches a picture and posts it.

elleng

(136,784 posts)
3. Great you had an animal encylclopedia.
Sat Jul 22, 2023, 03:18 PM
Jul 2023

Thinking of such for holiday gifts for my grands..

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