Hawking & Falconry for Beginners: An Introductory Guide to Falconry & Training Your First Bird

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ISBN 10: 0888395493 / ISBN 13: 9780888395498

Published by -, 2004

About this Item

Hawking & Falconry for Beginners: An Introductory Guide to Falconry & Training Your First Bird This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hawking & Falconry for Beginners: An Introductory Guide to Falconry & Training Your First Bird
• Publisher: -
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0888395493
• ISBN 13: 9780888395498
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Does the sight of a soaring bird of prey make you catch your breath? Does the world of falconry intrigue you? Perhaps you are considering taking up this ancient sport? This book will guide you through the basics of choosing an appropriate species, building suitable accommodation, equipping your new bird, ensuring proper diet and care and training your bird to fly free and hunt quarry. This is no small undertaking; beginners must be prepared for this sometimes overwhelming, but always challenging sport.

About the Author

A.J. Hallgarth was inspired to engage in the art of falconry after reading a A Kestrel for a Knave by Barry Hines. Growing up in an industrial city in North England, he spent much of his free time learning about falconry from books until he proclaimed himself an expert at the tender age of eight. After much determination and convincing, he was finally able to aquire his first bird - a kestrel, with defiant eyes, the bloom on feather and a sharp menacing-looking beak. Adrian and Ruby started their training together, and fueled the fire that has kept him a practicing falconer for the majority of his life. As a professional falconry instructor, he has taught hundreds of students and has worked in many countries. He and his wife run Phoenix Falconry in Scotland, where they, along with their team of instructors, manage an impressive collection of more than 140 birds.