This young Gyrfalcon was in Uppsala during late winter and early spring 2024. It mostly stayed at SLU's experimental farm in Lövsta, east of the city, but it also swooped down in the fields south of Kungsängen and next to the exercise trail where we live. The gyrfalcon is the world's largest falcon species with a body length of 53–63 cm and a wingspan of 109–134 cm. It occurs in mountain regions and on tundra throughout the northern hemisphere. It is usually a resident bird, but young birds, like this one, regularly migrate south during their first winters and can then be seen far south of the breeding areas. As can be seen in the picture, the young birds are dark brownish-gray on the upper side and coarsely, darkly streaked on the underside.