Gyrfalcon, landing on a helicopter on the deck of the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise in Fram Strait, 78 49 N, 0 35E. The largest falcon, the Gyrfalcon can reach speeds of up to 200km an hour in measured flight.
Gyrfalcon, landing on a helicopter (“Lucky Bird”) on the deck of the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise in Fram Strait, 78 49 N, 0 35E. The largest falcon, the Gyrfalcon can reach speeds of up to 200km an hour in measured flight.
Writer, photographer, environmental campaigner and "known troublemaker" Dave Walsh is the founder of Blather.net, described both as "possibly the most arrogant and depraved website to be found either side of the majestic Shannon River", and "the nicest website circulating in Ireland". Half Irishman, half-bicycle. He lives in southern Irish city of Barcelona.