Bird and Moon by Rosemary Mosco for August 23, 2021

I’ve seen the word before, but never heard it pronounced, as we don’t have any around here, I think. Red-tailed hawks, sharp-shin hawks, turkey vultures, bald eagles, even a merlin once, but never a “Jer-Falcon.” I must say, I particularly like the Gear-Falcon. Thank you, Ms. Rosemary!

The first and the last!

Pretty bird?

Is that a soft J? Like Johan? Or Juan?

A perennial question. Thanks, Ms. Mosco.

I’m on team Gear-Falcon.

I always said GRYF-falcon but have retrained myself. I’m hoping to visit Saskatchewan soon to see this amazing bird in the wild!

You left out the Ford Falcon.

A rose by any other name….

P1. https://www.birdwatchersgeneralstore.com/Gyrfalcons2011.htm

“Bad-ass raptor.”