Falcon Gallery

The Terra Nova of Scotts Antarctic Expedition

The ship Terra Nova - the vessel used by Robert Falcon Scott (1868 -1912) for his South Polar Expedition in 1911-12. Built originally for the Dundee whaling and sealing fleet (launched 1884), the Terra Nova was purchased from Bowring Brothers Limited for the British Antarctic Expedition, known also as the Terra Nova Expedition, for the sum of 12, 500. Reinforced from bow to stern with seven feet of oak to protect against the Antarctic ice pack, she sailed from Cardiff on 15 June 1910 under overall command of now Captain Scott, who described her as "a wonderfully fine ice ship.... As she bumped the floes with mighty shocks, crushing and grinding a way through some, twisting and turning to avoid others, she seemed like a living thing fighting a great fight."

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Schreibers Long-fingered / Schreibers Long-eared / Schreibers Bat flying out of cave

CAN-2954
Red Kite - in flight
Wales, UK
Milvus milvus
Protected in the UK and increasing its range. Mainly found in Wales. Found in western Europe and extreme northern Africa. Lives in open wooded land and varied country including forests or woods mixed with farmland, pasture or heathland. Historically occurred in cities and still quite closely associated with man visiting rich feeding areas on edges of towns e.g. rubbish dumps. Essentially eats carrion and small or medium-sized mammals and birds. Nests in trees. Mainly migratory in north and central Europe
John Cancalosi
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© Jim Zipp/ardea.com

Guru Gobind Singh with Chitta Baz

Guru Gobind Singh (1666-1708) (born Gobind Rai) - the tenth Sikh Guru, a spiritual master, warrior, poet and philosopher. When his father, Guru Tegh Bahadur, was beheaded for refusing to convert to Islam, Guru Gobind Singh was formally installed as the leader of the Sikhs at age nine, becoming the tenth Sikh Guru. Chitta Baz, (White Falcon), is traditionally the name given to one of Guru Gobind Singh`s favourite falcons that he would carry perched on his hand when going out for on a Shikar (hunt) or for some falconry. This image of the Guru the white falcon resting upon his right hand has survived in folklore and in portraiture, and he is known to this day as chittian bajanvala, Master of the White Hawk.
late 17th century

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection