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Kenley Christensen’s gyr peregrine falcon hybrid flies during the annual Idaho Falconers Association meet-up in Arco on Friday.

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Falconry taking flight in Idaho
November 4, 2018 1 a.m.

Falconry taking flight in Idaho

A young falcon circled around a sagebrush and cheatgrass field south of Arco on Thursday when a few sage grouse burst from the ground. The chase was on. The falcon closed the gap and hit one of the grouse, but not hard enough to do any damage and the grouse flew away.