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Description: | Gyrfalcons feed mainly on birds. Ducks, seabirds and even geese are hunted but over 95 percent of an adult's diet may consist of Ptarmigan (a small grouse). Juvenile falcons sometimes feed on mammals, including Lemmings. Most prey is caught on the wing, but is also sometimes taken from the ground. Unlike many falcons, which will only hunt over short distances before giving up, the Gyrfalcon is very persistent and will pursue prey until it is caught or manages to escape.
Part: base (large), Material: plaster
No of females: 1, Age: mature, Form: mount | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.vertebratezoology.27373 | Go to resource |
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