Moments later a formidable gyrfalcon, half the size of Atreus with speckled black plumage and a seven-foot wingspan, soared out from the forest canopy, scattering the birds in different directions.
“Jöphie is back. I thought she had abandoned us after…”
Atreus outstretched his arm to attract the bird, which would easily consume his entire arm, to support her as a perch, but the bird of prey ignored his offering and settled onto a nearby tree stump.
“She only went to Mother. She never would come to me,” Atreus said, abandoning his attempt.

God Of War - Midgard, Ch 3