Morley Nelson with Zackar, a gyrfalcon that was bred in captivity at the World Center for Birds of Prey, located outside Nampa. Gyrfalcon's are native north of the Arctic Circle and are considered one the fastest birds of prey in the air, Nelson said. Here he is flying the bird last week at his home in the Boise Highlands.
1999 Idaho Statesman file photo by Brad Talbutt