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Gyrfalcon! Or Falco rusticolus, one of my all-time favourite birds.
That says a thing because I love all birds in general.

There's a story though. Long ago, when I was a kid, I had a dream that fascinated me. In it, there was a great white bird of prey (I may have thought he was an eagle, back then I didn't know the difference between eagles, hawks and falcons), he was with me in the backyard and he was my friend. I remember when I woke up I so wished it had been for real and felt very sorrowful that such a beautiful bird does not exist. It was a loooong time ago, I had never heard of the Gyrfalcon species back then.
Then years later, when I first came across photos of a great white bird of prey, I was astonished, in a very happy way. I still remembered the dream and suddenly the dream had come true! And as with the Snowy Owl, they became among my favourite birds, even if I've never met one in person. I have a thing for this kind of beautiful plumage.

That's all there is really. The other day I came across a beautiful photo of a Gyrfalcon and I thought, why not draw them. It's a rather quick drawing, due to drawing being a little too energy-consuming for me these days. But I'm glad I made it. Enjoy!

Reference:

By RedPangolin

2B - 8B, polychromos color pencils.
30 x 20 cm paper. About 3 hours.

P.S. BeckyKidus Wish granted, as promised

Description
Gyrfalcon! Or Falco rusticolus, one of my all-time favourite birds.
That says a thing because I love all birds in general.

There's a story though. Long ago, when I was a kid, I had a dream that fascinated me. In it, there was a great white bird of prey (I may have thought he was an eagle, back then I didn't know the difference between eagles, hawks and falcons), he was with me in the backyard and he was my friend. I remember when I woke up I so wished it had been for real and felt very sorrowful that such a beautiful bird does not exist. It was a loooong time ago, I had never heard of the Gyrfalcon species back then.
Then years later, when I first came across photos of a great white bird of prey, I was astonished, in a very happy way. I still remembered the dream and suddenly the dream had come true! And as with the Snowy Owl, they became among my favourite birds, even if I've never met one in person. I have a thing for this kind of beautiful plumage.

That's all there is really. The other day I came across a beautiful photo of a Gyrfalcon and I thought, why not draw them. It's a rather quick drawing, due to drawing being a little too energy-consuming for me these days. But I'm glad I made it. Enjoy!

Reference:

By RedPangolin

2B - 8B, polychromos color pencils.
30 x 20 cm paper. About 3 hours.

P.S. BeckyKidus Wish granted, as promised