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The Bald Eagle is looking for as easy meal but the Gryfalcon is not giving i up easily.

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Here is the injured prairie falcon without the chain link fence in the background

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We had some excitement at the Alberta Grain Terminal today. We had seen two prairie falcons and one gyrfalcon at the terminal. It was down to just Arron and I watching.
As we were about to leave, a prairie falcon came down over by the police building. It was unable to fly away. It hopped away from us and cornered itself between a chain link fence and the building. We decided to call our birding friend Don Delaney to lead a rescue attempt. Once Don arrived, we netted the bird and transferred it to a box and took it to the Edmonton Wildlife Rehab center. As you can see in the photo, it's right wing is fractured at the elbow. We hope it can be saved.

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It was an overxast day at the Alberta Grain Terminal yesterday which resulted in bery flat lighting. The Gyrfalcon put on a good show though. This image reminds me of the illustrations in early bird books.

Tags:   North American Birds Falconidae (Caracaras and Falcons) Gyrfalcon Vertabrates (Chordata) Animals Birds ( Class Aves)

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