Who knew? Apparently Gyrfalcons spend the winter out at sea living on pack ice.
Hat-tip to Clare M for the link.
Who knew? Apparently Gyrfalcons spend the winter out at sea living on pack ice.
Hat-tip to Clare M for the link.
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I’ve heard stories of highly marine Peregrines as well. Like one hunting far offshore in California, actually killing a grebe on the water and then flying it back to land.
There is a vid on You Tube simply called Gyrfalcon and made by thegowzer1 that shows a pair of Gyrs landing on his ship far out at sea…78 degrees North between Svalbard and Greenland. I found it amazing that these birds boldly chose this ship to perch on as it swiftly moved through the water. They seem perfectly at ease and act like they have done this many times before. There are pieces of ice I can see off in the distance that they could have landed on but they seem to prefer the vessel. 🙂 This further proves their pelagic propensities during certain seasons.