A rare occurrence in nature may be seen at the Golden Mile Shopping Centre near Eglinton Ave. E and Pharmacy Ave following the appearance there in recent weeks of an Arctic falcon or Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus). The story in published in the Star today. Inset is a stock photo of the species from the Alberta Department of the Environment. This elegant creature has been circling the parking lot of the centre no doubt looking for its favorite food, pigeons. It is a big bird, some two feet in length with a wingspan wider than that. The Star reports that a member of the Ontario Field Ornithologists has confirmed that the bird is indeed a white gyrfalcon. The story is accompanied by a good picture of the falcon taken by Toronto freelance photographer Manny Rodrigues. It is said that some people reported first seeing the bird a month ago. The Star notes that Mark De Abreu, who works in the Golden Mile area, has been a birder for 40 years and considers the sighting like winning the lotteryArctic Falcon seen at Eglinton and Pharmacy
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A rare occurrence in nature may be seen at the Golden Mile Shopping Centre near Eglinton Ave. E and Pharmacy Ave following the appearance there in recent weeks of an Arctic falcon or Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus). The story in published in the Star today. Inset is a stock photo of the species from the Alberta Department of the Environment. This elegant creature has been circling the parking lot of the centre no doubt looking for its favorite food, pigeons. It is a big bird, some two feet in length with a wingspan wider than that. The Star reports that a member of the Ontario Field Ornithologists has confirmed that the bird is indeed a white gyrfalcon. The story is accompanied by a good picture of the falcon taken by Toronto freelance photographer Manny Rodrigues. It is said that some people reported first seeing the bird a month ago. The Star notes that Mark De Abreu, who works in the Golden Mile area, has been a birder for 40 years and considers the sighting like winning the lottery