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The saker falcon is a large hierofalcon, larger than the lanner falcon and almost as large as gyrfalcon at 45–57 cm (18–22 in) length with a wingspan of 97–126 cm (38–50 in). Males weigh between 730–990 g (26–35 oz) and females 970–1,300 g (34–46 oz). It resembles a larger but browner Prairie Falcon. It is larger and more ...
Cannons. A Spanish saker of 1686. The saker was a medium cannon, slightly smaller than a culverin, developed during the early 16th century and often used by the English. [ 1] It was named after the saker falcon, a large falconry bird native to the Middle East. [ 2]
Falconry. A goshawk. Flying a saker falcon. Falconry is the hunting of wild animals in their natural state and habitat by means of a trained bird of prey. Small animals are hunted; squirrels and rabbits often fall prey to these birds. Two traditional terms are used to describe a person involved in falconry: a "falconer" flies a falcon; an ...
ShopRite. ShopRite is an American retailers' cooperative of supermarkets with stores in six states: Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania . Based in Keasbey, New Jersey, ShopRite consists of 50 individually owned and operated affiliates with over 300 stores, all under its corporate and distribution arm, Wakefern ...
The Elementals first appeared in the Justice Machine Annual, published by Texas Comics in 1983. [ a][ b] The Elementals were supposed to become a bimonthly series, alternating with the Justice Machine, but Texas Comics folded after publishing the one comic. [ 3][ 4] After Texas Comics folded, The Elementals were taken over by Comico Comics .
Falco altaicus (Menzbier, 1891) Falco lorenzi Sushkin, 1938. The Altai falcon has been identified as a color morph of the Central Asian saker falcon ( Falco cherrug milvipes ), as per the latest genetic research ( Zinevich et al. 2023 ). Previously, it was variously classified as a morph, a subspecies ( Falco cherrug altaicus ), and even ...
Saker GT at the 2011 Amsterdam International Motor Show RapX and Sniper. In 2002 Huub Vermeulen and Robbert Visser were wanting to make an affordable racing car. Bruce Turnbull's Saker appeared to meet that need. The rights to manufacture the cars were purchased and Saker Sportscars was founded in the Netherlands.
The minion (from the French mignon or "dainty") was a type of smoothbore cannon used during the Tudor period and into the late 17th century. It was of a smaller bore diameter - typically 3 inches (76 mm) - than larger cannons such as sakers and culverins, and usually fired round shot weighing 5 pounds (2.3 kg).