A Gyrfalcon By Robert

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A Gyrfalcon By Robert
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Diet
They hunt seabirds,waterfowl, ground squirrels
and lemming. But they mainly eat ptarmigans.
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Gyrfalcons predators are artic foxes, humans and
wolverines.


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Cold Weather Adaptations .
Cold Weather Adaptations
It has white feathers, short legs and padded
claws. Some gyrfalcons have gray and black
feathers.
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A Gyrfalcon is 20-25 inches long and they have a
wingspan of 4-4 1/2 feet long and they weigh 2-4
1/2 pounds.
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A Gyrfalcon in its nest
Gyrfalcons usually build nests on a rock ledges
or mountain sides.
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Gyrfalcons can take prey in the air or ground
A Gyrfalcon flying
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Gyrfalcons are the biggest falcons in the world!
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Gyrfalcons
In the middle ages only a King could hunt with a
Gyrfalcon.
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Gyrfalcons live in Alaska, Northern Canada and
the north pole.
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