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	Gyr Falcon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Gyr Falcon (Falco rusticolus), also spelled Gyrfalcon, is a large bird of prey.
		This is the largest falcon, at more than 60cm in length with a wingspan up to 130cm, similar to the Common Buzzard.
		It is like a large Peregrine Falcon in general structure, but broader-winged and longer-tailed than the Peregrine.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gyr_Falcon (407 words)

	AlShindagah Online
		The falcon, not realizing that a man had been left behind, would assume that the fluttering pigeon had been disturbed by the departing camel and would attack the bird as soon as the camel and its rider were some distance away.
		Falcons do not like the wind ruffling their feathers, so whilst eating the bird would always face into the wind, turning its back on the buried bedu who was down-wind from the falcon.
		The Gyr falcon originates from the far north of North America, and it is therefore not surprising that at first there were many problems with keeping and breeding these falcons in the Arabian deserts.
	www.alshindagah.com /marapr2004/falcons.html (2382 words)

	Man and bird hunt together on a Maine marsh
		His talons snatched the duck, and the falcon brought it to the ground, where it was killed.
		And as a school teacher, Fanning is able to hunt with his falcons a lot in the late afternoons and during school vacations.
		To hunt in Maine, falconers need a state hunting license, a federal falcon license, a state falcon license, a state and a federal waterfowl stamp, and, if a falconer is hunting in the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge as the Fannings were last week, they also need a permit to hunt there.
	outdoors.mainetoday.com /hunting/030223falcons.shtml (1232 words)

	Gyr Falcon: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		A falcon is any of several species of bird of the genus falco, such as the peregrine falcon which are raptors or "birds of prey"....
		The peregrine falcon (falco peregrinus) is a medium-sized falcon about the size of a large crow: 38-53 cm (15 to 21 inches) long....
		The american kestrel (falco sparverius) is a small falcon....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/gy/gyr_falcon.htm (942 words)

	Scottish Falcons
		Scottish Falcons, captive bred Gyr Falcon hybrid's and Peregrine Falcons, produced for sale within the UK and for export, at our custom built falcon breeding facility based in the South of Scotland.
		Our Gyr hybrids which include Gyr x Peregrines (Shahins), Gyr x Sakers and pure Peregrines are bred for size, conformation, colour and last but not least, hunting ability.
		Young falcons are produced partly by natural pairings and from imprinted falcons using Artificial Insemination techniques.
	www.gyr-falcon.com (160 words)

	Moglich part of elite and ancient business (printable version)
		Falcons can fly as high as 5,000 feet, but for hunting purposes, 1,500 feet is about right, Moglich said.
		Falcons should be flown every day — it’s a commitment — and you can’t fly a falcon where there are trees,” he said.
		Falcons can live 20-25 years in captivity, but there are so many things than can happen to them in the wild, he said.
	www.rgj.com /news/printstory.php?id=30057 (875 words)

	Hybrid falcons - Gyr Falcon, Peregrine x Prairie Falcon Hybrid
		The Gyr falcon is the largest and fastest of the falcons.
		Its habitat is the frozen tundra of the Arctic.
		The white phase falcons are highly prized by Arab falconers as it shows the wealth of the owner.
	www.discoverituk.plus.com /isleofskye/hybrid_falcons.htm (193 words)

	Max Gyr falcon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The largest falcon in the world.Gyr falcons have three plumage phases: gray, fl, and white,with the dark eye notched back, and has pointed wings typical for a falcon.
		Rivers with rock bluffs and mountains above the timber line are home to the gyr falcon breeding grounds.
		Although they primarily feed on birds, the Gyr falcon's diet is mammals in its diet, including ground squirrels and hares.
	www.hipark.austin.isd.tenet.edu /grade5/matetich/birdsofprey/max_gyr_falcon.htm (87 words)

	The Ancient Art
		Certain Falcons were so highly valued that they were literally worth more than their weight in gold when used in ransom negotiations.
		The punishment for harming a birds nest, eggs or young were fairly severe but graduated depending on the crime, for example to destroy a falcons eggs meant one year in prison, and to poach a falcon from the wild was reason enough for the criminals eyes to be poked out.
		Nowadays we use a different method which is less arduous for both the bird and the trainer, it involves the hood being removed and replaced on the head of the bird, with the bird sitting bare headed on the glove for longer periods before having the hood replaced.
	www.matrix2000.co.uk /falconry.htm (1368 words)

	Reading Group Guide \| THE SNOW FALCON by Stuart Harrison (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Earlier, she had seen a hare feeding on a patch of grass that lay in the cover of a rock where the snow lay thin on the ground, but the man had been close by and she had let the opportunity pass.
		At twenty-six inches in length, with a wingspan of more than three feet, she was of a race of falcon that is the largest and swiftest on earth.
		The pigeon was unaware of her presence, but soon it would be close enough that it would see her as she left the cliff and would then have time to veer away and drop for the sanctuary of the trees.
	www.readinggroupguides.com /guides/snow_falcon-excerpt.asp (3150 words)

	UAE falcons issued passports \| Arabian Environment
		Falcons in United Arab Emirates (UAE) are being registered and issued passports with the aim of reducing an illegal trade in the species.
		The Falcon Passport provides a legal structure that complies with CITES and, at the same time, provides falconers with a permissible, easy-to-use way to participate in the traditional sport of falconry,' says Dr. Frederic Launay, Director, WWF UAE Project Office.
		Falcons are trapped in the autumn, used for hunting in the winter, and released back into the wild in spring.
	www.ameinfo.com /58497.html (905 words)

	Canadian Breeding Sites
		We are breeders of quality Falcons, Scottish Peregrinus Peregrines, Anatum Peregrines, Gyr Falcons, Gyr X Peregrine, Gyr X Saker Tribrids.
		Quebec Traditional Falconry Centre produces Gyr Falcon (falco rusticolus), Saker Falcon (falco cherrug), Lanner Falcon (falco biarmicus), Harris Hawk (parabuteo unicintus), Red-tailed Hawk (buteo jamaicensis), Ferruginous Hawk (buteo regalis), Peregrine Falcon and European Goshawk - Hybrid.
		All falconers are welcome and we have falconers from around the world on the list.
	www.falconry.ca /canada.htm (233 words)

	METNET - The White Falcon Project
		For thousands of years the great white falcons of the northern hemisphere were known and prized for falconry by the kings and queens of Europe.
		These northern arctic birds are gyr falcons (Falco rusticolis)and are the largest of the true falcons (I will send a white gyr falcon photo at a later date).
		The white falcon of Argentina is a very rare color morph of peregrine falcon.
	www.opi.state.mt.us /wtfalcon/whtfalcn.html (1161 words)

	Gyr Falcon: Encyclopedia topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Gyr Falcon (Falco rusticolus), also spelled Gyrfalcon, is a large bird of prey (bird of prey: Any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals).
		This is the largest falcon (falcon: Diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight), at more than 60cm in length with a wingspan up to 130cm, similar to the Common Buzzard (Common Buzzard: the common buzzard (buteo buteo) is a bird of prey from the old world....
		Other geographical forms are varying intensities of grey in coloration, with Iceland (Iceland: An island republic on the island of Iceland; became independent of Denmark in 1944) ic breeders being the palest, and Eurasia (Eurasia: The land mass formed by the continents of Europe and Asia) n birds considerably darker.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/gyr_falcon (386 words)

	Captive Bred Birds - Gyr / sakers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		These large impressive hybrids are available in two different combinations: 3/4 gyr / 1/4 saker and 1/2 gyr / 1/2 saker (50/50).
		Possessing at least 25% "robust" sakers genes, Gyr / Sakers are able to cope with a wide range of environmental conditions.
		Approximate weights for Gyr / Sakers range from 750g-1150g for males and 1000-1650g for females.
	www.gyrfalcons.co.uk /gyrsaker.htm (105 words)

	oreilly.com -- Online Catalog: Designing and Programming CICS Applications
		The gyr falcon has been characterized as a "heavily built bird." Hailing from Northern Canada, it inhabits the open tundra areas, but can be seen as far south as the United States/Canadian border.
		The gyr falcon's plumage varies from white to gray, depending on its region.
		The fl gyr falcon is popular in Europe, and over generations has been crossed with the peregrine hawk to produce the gyr/peregrine.
	www.oreilly.com /catalog/cics/colophon.html (314 words)

	Blue Falcon - Mark Robb, the new name for Blue Falcon. falcon breeders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Blue Falcon - Mark Robb, is an organisation dedicated to the breeding and research of falcons, such as the gyr falcon, peregrine falcon, and saker falcon.
		My specialty is to produce big powerful falcons both pure and hybrids with the temperament and conformation suitable for arab falconry.
		The reason for this is that there is another site with the name Blue falcon and with a very similar address to mine, that site, although it is similar it has no connection with myself or my falcons what so ever...
	www.gyrfalcons.co.uk (158 words)

	AF Academy mascots test positive for West Nile virus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		One prairie, one peregrine and two gyr falcons are infected with the virus.
		The falcon that died Aug. 17 was Magellan, a 1-year-old male peregrine falcon.
		The death of Magellan leaves the academy with 10 falcon mascots, which include the American kestrel, peregrine, prairie and gyr falcon breeds.
	www.dcmilitary.com /airforce/beam/8_34/national_news/24872-1.html (320 words)

	BIRDCHAT archives -- December 1998, week 3 (#56)
		The white-phase Gyr Falcon, a Peregrine, one Northern Goshawk, two Golden Eagles and one of the Saker Falcons were decked out in his front yard like lawn ornaments when we arrived.
		He had several other Peregrine Falcons and two birds that were 3/4 Gyr Falcon and 1/4 Peregrine.
		One of the birds was the result of a dark-phase Gyr and it was apparent that this particular bird was part Peregrine but, the other was mixed with a white-phase Gyr and the result looked more like a white Prairie Falcon than a Peregrine.
	listserv.arizona.edu /cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind9812c&L=birdchat&F=&S=&P=3582 (434 words)

	ICELAND WORLDWIDE - Birds - Gyr Falcon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Gyr Falcon breeds in all parts of Iceland but is commonest in the north.
		The young Falcons leave the nest and their parents in august.
		The Falcon is most noticeable in autumn and is a great favourite with bird-watchers.
	www.iww.is /pages/alife/birds/birdpages/falki.html (98 words)

	Gulf Falcons - The UAE's most respected source for Falcons
		Gulf Falcons is Abu Dhabi's most exclusive Falcon importer servicing members of the Ruling Families in the Emirates as well as discerning Falcon lovers.
		Gulf Falcons maintains offices in the UAE and Boston, Massachusetts ensuring smooth transactions on both sides of the supply line.
		Most are Gyr Hybrid Falcons, but we can also supply pure Newfoundland Gyrs, Anatum and Peales Peregrines, Prairie and Saker falcons as well.
	www.gulffalcons.com (167 words)

	Gyr Falcon \| Bronze Wildlife Sculpture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The subject of the sculpture was chosen because the graduates of Bitburg High School were primarily military dependants, children of USA Air Force personnel stationed at Germany's Bitburg Air Base.
		Glacier the official Mascot for the Air Force Academy was the bird used during the photography sessions.
		Falconers know that the Gyr Falcon is a fierce determined hunter which seems to delight in it's ability to catch the most elusive prey including ducks, geese grouse and partridge.
	www.artsales.com /ARTstudio/comstock/Gyr_Falcon.html (213 words)

	The Cellar - I'm a Birdbrain
		He is currently the ward of a terrific group of falconers who have become regular participants in various of our Pagan festivals over the past couple of years.
		While not Pagan, these falconers are extremely Pagan-friendly (in fact, I wouldn't be terribly surprised if they eventually became Pagan, so comfortable are they around all of us and our naked, partying, drumming, witchy ways.
		They do great work rescuing and rehabilitating birds in need, and even, as in the cases of Lisa and Falco, adopting them and making a committment to care for them for the rest of their lives due to various maladies and/or Federal regulations (Lisa should live about another 38 years in captivity...that's a long committment!).
	cellar.org /printthread.php?t=3823 (1257 words)

	Rare Birds in Lincolnshire - Large white falcon in North Lincs
		This was an impressive falcon and the direct size comparison with the female Peregrine confirmed its overall bulk and proportions.
		It had some faint grey streaking on the crown and rear of the ear coverts and a few darker spots on the right side of the hind neck but the majority of the underparts were clean white apart from some light streaking on the tibia feathers and lower flanks.
		There have been two accepted records of Gyr Falcon in Lincolnshire a Greenland candicans trapped at Twigmoor warren (not a million miles from Crosby) in 1826 is held in the Strickland collection and an immature female Icelandic bird shot at Saxilby in December 1900 which resides in the Lincoln Museum.
	www.lincsbirdclub.co.uk /rare_birds/white_falcon.htm (1420 words)

	Highland Falcons, falcon breeders, Peregrines, Gyr and Saker hybrids
		Highland Falcons, falcon breeders, Peregrines, Gyr and Saker hybrids
		We are based in Aberdeenshire in the North East of Scotland, and are breeders of quality Scottish Peregrines, Gyr X Peregrine, Gyr X Saker and Peregrine X Saker hybrids.
		Breeding falcons are maintained and eyasses reared on top quality quail, which we breed and rear in our own facility.
	website.lineone.net /~highlandfalcons (184 words)

	Birding Diary / Birding Iceland
		We stopped to watch a juvenile Gyr Falcon sitting very close to the car.
		Suddenly one of my colleagues spotted a Eurasian Curlew behind it and shouted, "Hey, look a Curlew!" Immediately all Icelandic eyes were turned to the Curlew, a scarce bird in Iceland, far rarer than a common and garden Gyr Falcon.
		I can't imagine many other places where the locals would drop a Gyr Falcon like a hot potato for a Curlew.
	www.hi.is /~yannk/diary.htm (225 words)

	Home
		Our breeding falcons are taken from the best available proven stock and are producing excellent young falcons each summer.
		We produce pure Gyr falcons, Gyr falcon hybrids with Peregrine (Peales Shaheen), also Gyr hybrid with Saker and beautiful ‘pure’ Peales Peregrines.
		All our young falcons are raised in family groups by their parents.
	www.gulfstream-falcons.com (138 words)

	- Falconry Forums
		I read that someone found in a collection of gyr skins, a skin that was different colors on different sides :: a falcon with one white wing and one fl wing would look rather strange.
		I would imagine it would probably depend on the genetic traits of the individual falcons, similar to blue eyes are dominate over brown eyes in humans.
		However when I was staying in Oregon I had the pleasure of seeing a wild caught gyr falcon that also had dual coloration.
	www.falconryforum.co.uk /showthread.php?t=9983 (918 words)

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