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![]() Gyrfalcon, Falcon rusticolus Gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus Falcons are the most remarkable and famous of the birds of prey. All falcons have a savage and predacious disposition, especially the Gyrfalcon. Because of their swiftness and excellent far seeing eyesight they became excellent hunters. Gyrfalcons hunt from high in the sky because of their excellent eye sight. They can see an object from very far away. The Gyrfalcon is the largest of the true falcons standing about two feet tall as an adult. The Gyrfalcon has three special color phases: dark, gray and white. The white phase of Gyrfalcon is unique and the most breath taking of all raptors. The males weigh in at about two and a half pounds and as with almost all raptors, females are bigger and heavier than males. ![]() © http://www.ecosystema.ru/ The diet of the Gyrfalcon consists mostly of birds and small mammals. This makes Gyrfalcons carnivores, and their favorite foods are Rock Ptarmigan and Willow Grouse. Also they dine on ducks, shorebirds and geese. When lemming populations peak, the birds add these mammals to their menu. Text above from Arctic Wildlife, By Fred J. Kane Gyrfalcons is a typical polar-circumferencing specie of the northern hemisphere. It is about the same size as common European goshawks but has characteristically more pointed wing tips and the general falcon shape. The color is variable and depends also on their habitat. Greenland gyrfalcons are very light. The Icelandic individuals are darker but on average still lighter than their mainland Scandinavian relatives. ![]() 4 unger i rede © www.ecosystema.ru/ ![]() ![]() |
![]() ANIMALS over 250 |
![]() BIRDS over 500 |
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