Big – a first-year gyrfalcon – and little – a downy/pin-y merlin. Sharp-eyed viewers – the merlin got blown out of his nest and his right eye got a minor infection in the process – it’s recovering well. Non-falconers – note the difference in the proportions and structure of the feet. The merlin has bird-catcher’s feet; the gyr is much more a generalist, shading towards furred quarry.
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So you have a Merlin and a gyr now? Freacken awesome
Brian
No such luck – they are friend’s birds…
Well the peregrine is still a bad ass..
Brian
I love house Gyrs like that (you have seen my G-S pix I think.)