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	Lanner Falcon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus) is a large bird of prey that breeds in Africa, southeast Europe and just into Asia.
		Lanner Falcon is a large falcon, at 43-50cm length with a wingspan of 95-105cm.
		Lanner Falcons are sometimes used in falconry as a 'first falcon'.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lanner_Falcon (386 words)

	Falcon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Peregrine Falcons, the fastest creatures on Earth, are said to have reached stoop speeds of up to 200 mph.
		Some small insectivorous falcons with long narrow wings are called hobbies, and some which sometimes hover as they hunt for small rodents are called kestrels.
		The falcons are part of the family Falconidae, which also includes the caracaras, Laughing Falcon, forest falcons, and falconets.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Falcon (313 words)

	Falconry UAE UAEone
		Some falcons are released in the spring when the hunting season has ended to continue on to their breeding grounds, although many are kept through the long hot summer for a further season of sport, but illness is always a high risk during the extreme heat.
		Still leashed, the falcon is allowed to jump from the wakr to the mangalah, at which time she is considered to have become tame and the next step of training is undertaken out in the desert, in the late afternoon or early evening.
		As soon as the falcon swoops on the lure and brings it down, she is coaxed onto the trainer's hand for the expected reward of meat.
	uaeone.com /traditions/falconry.htm (1490 words)

	Woodlands Leisure Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Lanner falcon is found all over Africa and is a very popular bird with falconers who want to learn how to fly a falcon, which is very different to training and flying a hawk.
		Lanner falcons can fly at speeds of up to 100 miles per hour in one of their famous power dives called a stoop.
		Falcons are designed for speed and these little birds have been known to reach speeds of up to 60 and 70 miles per hour in a power dive.
	www.woodlandspark.com /falcons.htm (549 words)

	Falcon
		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 falcons are part of the order Falconiformes, which also includes the caracaras[?], Laughing Falcon, forest-falcons[?], and falconets[?].
		There is also a make of car produced by Ford known as the 'Falcon', and a fighter aircraft called the F-16 Fighting Falcon.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/fa/Falcon.html (147 words)

	Falcon - LoveToKnow 1911 (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The typical falcon is by common consent allowed to be that almost cosmopolitan species to which unfortunately the English epithet "peregrine" (i.e.
		Like the last, the Greenland falcon from time to time occurs in the United Kingdom, but it is always to be distinguished by wearing a plumage in which at every age the prevailing colour is pure white.
		The next group is that of the so-called "desert falcons" (Gennaea), wherein the difference just indicated does not obtain, for long as the bird may live and often as it may moult, the original style of markings never gives way to any other.
	www.1911ency.org.cob-web.org:8888 /F/FA/FALCON.htm (1481 words)

	lannerfalk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Lanner falcon is native to Italy, former Yugoslavia, Greece, Turkey and parts of North Africa and the Middle East.
		Lanner Falcons are closely related to the Peregrine Falcon.
		One difference is that the Lanner falcon will also hunt ground prey, and has a flying style lower to the ground to take advantage of this.
	www.falconer.dk /1034_lanner.htm (199 words)

	Birds » Raptors » Falcon - Lanner Main Page
		Lanner Falcons have grayish or brown backs and their flight and tail feathers are of a gray color, which are sometimes barred fl and the tail has a thin white edge.
		Lanner Falcons have bills, which are dark gray with flish tips, and their eyes dark brown.
		Lanner Falcons have slower wing beats than Peregrine Falcons and in soaring periods of flight, the tips of their wings appear convex or straight.
	www.centralpets.com /animals/birds/raptors/rpt3011.html (593 words)

	Falcons - adrenaline junkies of the bird world - wildwatch.com
		The Peregrine Falcon is regarded as the fastest flying creature on Earth, with speeds of up to 188 kilometres (117 miles) per hour having been clocked (although some experiments suggest that they may obtain even greater speeds).
		Hobbies are small falcons which capture most of their prey on the wing, but feed as much on winged termites as they do on small birds and bats.
		Falcons, kestrels and hobbies do not build nests of any kind, but lay their eggs in the old stick nests of other birds (particularly those of crows, eagles and storks), on bare rocky ledges, in crevices, or in tree holes.
	www.wildwatch.com /resources/birds/falcons.asp (1406 words)

	Saker Falcons
		The Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug) is a large falcon.
		The Saker Falcon is a very large falcon, almost as large as Gyr Falcon at 47-55cm length with a wingspan of 105-129cm.
		Saker Falcons at the northeast edge of the range in the Altay Mountains are slightly larger, and darker and more heavily spotted on the underparts than other populations.
	www.avianweb.com /sakerfalcons.html (380 words)

	Falcons
		Lanners can be successfully flown at partridge, rook and magpie but generally are used on hedgerows where there is a greater selection of small quarry for them.
		The Lanner is a good first falcon and should, if flown correctly, be a good grounding to go on to the larger falcons.
		They have a tendency to lull the falconer into a false sense of security by flying well when overweight and then suddenly, for no apparent reason, they straightline, rarely to be recovered.
	www.yarakbirdsofprey.co.uk /yarak_falcons.htm (351 words)

	Bird Biographies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In Europe, the Lanner Falcon breeds in southern Italy and Sicily and possibly still in Croatia and Yugoslavia.
		Lanner Falcons formerly bred on Cyprus but today are considered a vagrant.
		The NEI falcons have been raised in captivity and are used in educational programs which exhibit behaviors such as lure flying.
	www.naturalencounters.com /abby1b.html (1118 words)

	Saker Falcon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug) is a bird of open plains and desert-type habitats, breeding in middle Europe eastward into Asia.
		A bold and ferocious falcon, attacking prey much larger than itself, it is greatly favored by Falconers.
		Three falcons that are very similar to each other are the Saker, Lanner and Luggar.
	aviary.owls.com /saker_falcon/saker_falcon.html (76 words)

	falconrybirds.com
		The passage lanner is highly prized and has won our local sky trials on a couple of occasions, competing with peregrines and a range of hybrids.
		An interesting thing we have found here is that lanners bred on pylons as opposed to cliffs tend to develop a pylon mentality: They soon learn that by sitting on a pole a flying down quarry flying beneath is the most energy effective way of staying alive.
		However we find here that lanners, especially captive breds, will become high flyers if they are trained to a kite or balloon from the outset i e as soon as they are coming 50 metres on the creance.
	www.falconrybirds.com /Pages/testimonials.shtml (1340 words)

	Lanner Falcon - Falco biarmicus - Faucon lanier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Falcons (from latin falco, falconis, who has nails in the shape of a scythe) are small birds of prey.
		Lanner Falcons are divided into Feldeggi breed in Europe and Erlangeri breed, in North Africa.
		Falcons are known for their fast and agile way of flying.
	www.oiseaux.net /oiseaux/falconiformes/lanner.falcon.html (1177 words)

	Lanner Falcons
		It is like a large Peregrine Falcon in general structure.
		Lanner falcons are prized in falconry as an excellent 'first falcon'.
		Hybrids between Peregrines and Lanners are a popular choice for modern falconers.
	www.avianweb.com /lannerfalcon.html (377 words)

	Nico Myburgh - Lanner falcon
		Lanner Falcons are not by any means the biggest birds of prey, nor are they quite the fastest in flight, but to watch a Lanner in action is certainly the most thrilling experience in bird-watching.
		Lanners occur almost everywhere in South Africa –; forests, open plains, mountains and deserts.
		Lanners lay their eggs on a bare cliff ledge, with no nest being built.
	villagelife.co.za /Nico_10.html (542 words)

	Lanner Falcon ( Falco biarmicus fam. Falconidae) Kruger Park Birds & Birding.
		The Lanner Falcon belongs to the family of birds classified as Falconidae.
		The Lanner Falcon is neither Endemic or near Endemic to the Kruger National Park.
		The Lanner Falcon is monogamous unless its mate dies.
	www.thekruger.com /knpbirds/falcobiarmicus.htm (543 words)

	Isle of Skye Falconry - hawk walks, falconry displays, raptor management courses
		The Saker falcon is the second largest falcon in the world.
		Classed as a very lazy bird by the Arabs, I have found the Lanner to be a fantastic bird to fly and a good beginner’s falcon.
		I have found Lanner falcons to be quiet an easy going bird unlike the very similar Lugger falcons who in my experience have foul tempers and can be aggressive.
	www.discoverituk.plus.com /isleofskye/falcons.htm (437 words)

	Loch Lomond Birds of Prey - Lanner Falcon
		The Lanner Falcon is about the size of a Peregrine but is longer in the wing and tail and slimmer in the body so it looks less chunky, they have rufous napes and crowns with white colouring over their under-parts.
		Native to Africa, Italy, Sicily, Greece and a minor amount in Asia, the Lanner prefers to inhabit rocky areas and steep cliffs around meadows, they will also nest on coastal cliffs, with the actual nests being on the cliff face or sometimes in trees.
		Small birds may be taken in the air in flights at speeds in excess of 100 mph while larger ones will be attacked while on the ground.
	www.llbop.co.uk /page11.html (179 words)

	Falcons
		There are many subspecies of Peregrine falcon, spread around the world.They are popular with falconers as they are very persistent and will chase quarry for many minutes.
		.Lanner Falcons are relatively easy to train and are often used as a “stepping stone” to flying Peregrine Falcons.
		Whilst larger falcons require warm air thermal currents to remain stationary in the air, kestrels can hover in still air by “fanning” their wings.
	www.falconhigh.btinternet.co.uk /falcons.htm (165 words)

	Data Page - F. Lanner
		Although Falcons are not often advised for beginners, we have always maintained that if you can't train a kestrel, you won't make much of a falconer, and the lanner is a much better proposition than a kestrel.
		Unfortunately, lanners are not much use for other quarry as they are too small for rooks, crows, grouse and pheasant.
		As with all falcons, a long range telemetry set will be needed.
	mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /thefalconrysuppliers/lanner.htm (273 words)

	Injured falcon airlifted to Sicily
		BirdLife said that the falcon known as Lanner Falcon (Bies tad-Dezert, in science - Falco Biarmicus) is a very rare bird in Malta and it has passed it on to Lega Italiana Protezione Uccelli (LIPU).
		The Lanner Falcon is a large bird of prey that breeds in Africa, southeast Europe and just into Asia.
		Measuring 43-50cm in length with a wingspan of 95-105cm, lanners are amongst the largest of the falcon family.
	www.di-ve.com /dive/portal/portal.jhtml?id=169461&pid=null (388 words)

	FALCON (Lat. Falco;' F... - Online Information article about FALCON (Lat. Falco;' F... (via CobWeb/3.1 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In other words, when young the markings are in the form of stripes, when old in the form of bars.
		Foremost among these are to be considered the lanner and the saker (commonly termed F. lanarius and F. sacer); both well known in the palmy days of falconry, but only since about 1845 readmitted to full recognition.
		A second European species of the group is the beautiful F. eleonorae, which hardly comes farther north than the countries bordering the Mediterranean, and, though in some places abundant, is an extremely local bird.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org.cob-web.org:8888 /EUD_FAT/FALCON_Lat_Falco_Fr_Faucon_Teut.html (2180 words)

	Amazon.com: lanner falcon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		common too: the rare saker falcon has been recorded three times on the plateau, though be aware that the more common lanner falcon here often has an...
		in which a newly imported lanner falcon was parasitised by ticks.
		Common kestrels and lanner falcons nest on the ledges, and...
	www.onlinedrugs4less.com /falcon/lanner+falcon.htm (967 words)

	falconrybirds.com
		The lanner falcon is a bird originating from Africa.
		Lanners are desert birds, and as such have a slow metabolism, so careful weight control has must be utilized to be successful with them.
		Lanner falcon on fist, notice the white cap that is found on this subspecies, and a fully spotted adult breast, from lanner pair #1.
	www.falconrybirds.com /Pages/birds-lanner.shtml (219 words)

	TrekEarth \| Lanner falcon Photo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Lanners had not been seen in northern Israel for several decades.
		Since 1990 the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel has released lanner chicks each year into the wild as part of a project for returning falcons, vultures White-tailed Eagle and other birds of prey to the Israeli landscape again.
		Even if the Lanner Falcon is a bit more "greyish" in his original livery, this one looks like a joung individual, so the brownish color should be OK.
	www.trekearth.com /gallery/Middle_East/Israel/photo68144.htm (282 words)

	lanner9
		It was still early morning and we decided to prepare breakfast nearby as we had already been on the go for four hours.
		Immediately we saw a lone male falcon sitting on a small ledge and with the aid of the scope we confirmed it was indeed a Lanner Falcon of the north African or Moroccan race (Falco erlangeri).
		Lanner has also quite a slim body when compared to Peregrene or Barbary Falcon.
	www.andalucianguides.com /lanner9.htm (318 words)

	falcon - Ask.com Web Search
		Falcons are birds of prey in the family Falconidae that hunt during the day and have long powerful wings and a hooked beak.
		Follow the developments of the clutch of Peregrine Falcons nesting on Kodak's Headquarters, Follow the developments of the clutch of Peregrine...
		Pursuit is delighted that Falcon 4.0:Allied Force patch 1.08 is receiving widespread acclaim throughout the global Falcon community, and we...
	search.ask.com /web?q=falcon (296 words)

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