A young gyrfalcon was found near Bakki in Húsavík, north Iceland, last Friday, unable to fly due to hunger and malnutrition. The bird, a one-year-old female, was brought to the Gyrfalcon Centre in Ásbyrgi for treatment, reports the National Broadcasting Service.
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Aðalsteinn Örn Snæþórsson, a biologist with the Northeast Iceland Nature Centre (Náttúrustofa Norðausturlands), says the first year in a gyrfalcon’s life is always the toughest. “They are inexperienced hunters and success at hunting can be difficult for a young bird. The lack of food means they become tired and hungry, which again affects their ability to hunt. It’s a vicious cycle,” he says.
The young gyrfalcon will stay at the centre for a few days where it will rest and feed before being released back into the wild.
Þessi fálki fannst við Bakka við Húsavík á föstudaginn. Þetta er ungur kvenfugl sem var orðin svo aðframkomin af hungri að hann átti erfitt með flug. Hann er nú í fitun og tekur hraustlega til matar síns eins og sjá má á myndbandinu.This juvenile gyrfalcon was found unable to fly last Friday. The reason was malnutrition so now it is being fed so it will gain its ability to hunt again.
Posted by Fálkasetur Íslands – Gyrfalcon Centre on Monday, 31 August 2015
A young gyrfalcon was found near Bakki in Húsavík, north Iceland, last Friday, unable to fly due to hunger and malnutrition. The bird, a one-year-old female, was brought to the Gyrfalcon Centre in Ásbyrgi for treatment, reports the National Broadcasting Service.
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Aðalsteinn Örn Snæþórsson, a biologist with the Northeast Iceland Nature Centre (Náttúrustofa Norðausturlands), says the first year in a gyrfalcon’s life is always the toughest. “They are inexperienced hunters and success at hunting can be difficult for a young bird. The lack of food means they become tired and hungry, which again affects their ability to hunt. It’s a vicious cycle,” he says.
The young gyrfalcon will stay at the centre for a few days where it will rest and feed before being released back into the wild.
Þessi fálki fannst við Bakka við Húsavík á föstudaginn. Þetta er ungur kvenfugl sem var orðin svo aðframkomin af hungri að hann átti erfitt með flug. Hann er nú í fitun og tekur hraustlega til matar síns eins og sjá má á myndbandinu.This juvenile gyrfalcon was found unable to fly last Friday. The reason was malnutrition so now it is being fed so it will gain its ability to hunt again.
Posted by Fálkasetur Íslands – Gyrfalcon Centre on Monday, 31 August 2015
