Those of you who guessed that the bird in yesterday's photo was a gyrfalcon were correct. Gyrfalcons are pretty rare and I was lucky to get the opportunity to photograph one last week. This was a lifer for me. Here is the bird as it flew free after being released. I will have more pictures, a fun story and some more info about gyrfalcons in a larger post tomorrow.
18 comments:
Hi,
Superb!! We do have them here but we rarely see them around Reykjavik...
WOW. You are lucky!
Great shot. I haven't seen this bird before it looks like the top predator in the skies.
oh my God....never have seen ...congrats...great shot
the shots in moviment(panning) are not easy to taken..congras
http://graceolsson.com/blog/2009/10/the-capital-of-sweden-at-skywatchfriday/
WOW, love the action in this picture, great moment to catch this falcon, well done!!!
Have a great SWF!
Eric, Holland
Nice shot, quite sharp for a flying bird!!!!!
Well done, nothing better to frame your view of the sky with than a beautiful bird flying free. My family are all into wildlife rescue and we have all kinds of big birds visiting from time to time, always a special day when they get released to do what they enjoy most, flying free.
I enjoyed your pictures of a strange bird to me. You did a really nice job.
You sure got my attention today...I love Hawks,Eagles,and Falcons.
Wonderful capture.
Eaglesbrother
What a beautiful bird and great capture
Wonderful!
Wonderful bird and congrats on your lifer. Cool photo!
Great action shots.
That was GREAT to see tonight!
What a magnificent bird!
Great action picture ! ! !
Gr.
P-TER
Thank you for letting us share in the moment.
Fabulous!
My Skywatch Friday
oh my...bravo! great shot.....
it is my first time....here is mine:
http://demcyapdiandias.blogspot.com/2009/10/skywatch-friday.html
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