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Falcon Enjoys Life Of Luxury At Reykjavík Zoo
A falcon, originally from the Westfjörds and who was brought to the Reykjavík Zoo last September, is still recovering from an injured wing, a statement sent to the Grapevine details. “The bird was unable to fly normally, the cause being wing bone…
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Falcon Deaths Traced To Lack Of Ptarmigans
Six dead or nearly-dead falcons have been found in Iceland throughout November, according to Vísir. Three of them were young and three were adults. Ornithologist Ólafur Karl Nielsen from the Icelandic Institute of Natural History said that when falcons are found dead…
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Falcon Bites Off More Than It Can Chew
A falcon was unable to fly after eating an entire hooded gull in Fossvogur yesterday, RÚV reported last night. Þórdís Bragadóttir was working from home when a loud thud against the garden window distracted her: a gull had flown into the window…
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Eagle Under Arrest In The Westfjords!
The police in the Westfjords have “arrested” a twelve-year-old eagle after it got into trouble over the weekend, Vísir reported yesterday. Apparently, this is the second time police have had to intervene with this particular eagle, and he is back behind bars.…
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Falcon Gang Roasts The Grapevine
In some of the most exciting news to come out of Iceland this week, it turns out that reporters at The Reykjavík Grapevine know absolutely fuck all about birds. And yes, we do mean actual birds. We know plenty about picking up…
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Police Rescue Falcon On Suðurlandsvegur
The police were called to Suðurlandsvegur yesterday when a pedestrian found a falcon that appeared to be ill or wounded, Vísir reported this morning. The information was revealed on the Suðurland police’s Facebook page. “The projects of the police are different and…
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Falcon Arrested, No Charges Filed
On Thursday night, police in the Westfjörds arrested a young falcon who was behaving unusually. Initially, it was believed to be an eagle, but was later confirmed to be a young falcon, RÚV reports. People in the vicinity of Bolungarvík saw the…
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Falcon Destroys And Eats Starling – VIDEO
The bird of prey was photographed and filmed making short work of a common starling. Þórarinn Einarsson was in the parking lot of the Bónus supermarket on Ingólfsstræti yesterday when he witnessed a rare event. Þórarinn also took some photos of the…
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Humans: One Of The Falcon’s Greatest Threats
One-fourth of falcons discovered dead in Iceland were shot, according to the Icelandic Institute of Natural History (IINH). Despite the falcon being a protected species in Iceland for the past 80 years now, RÚV reports that one in four falcons discovered dead…