Falconry World

Here is a great film cooperatively made by the British Falconers Club and the GWCT formally known as the Game Conservancy Trust. There is some great camera work in the film and some excellent information for all those with an interest in one of the UK’s best falconry quarry. Now the season is all but over I shall spend some time putting up the video’s and pics taken over the hunting season and spend a little more time in front of the Imac rather than starring at the sky, well sometimes the sky, sometimes my feet.

Enjoy the film

I hope you enjoy this short BBC video of a eagle in flight with a camera attached. Be sure to click the HQ button if you have a good internet connection for high quality it works a treat.

I came across a story yesterday on the World Hum travel blog about falconry being used at John F. Kennedy International Airport, the only commercial airport in the US to use falconry as a way to control wild bird population as a means to reduce bird strike on planes.

With so much in the news lately about bird strikes and aeroplanes, I wondered why this airport is seemingly the only one to use falconry as a way to prevent bird strikes. Is it due to native raptors not being able to be used for commercial purposes? Which seems crazy since it can help save lives. Or maybe it’s down to the location; Kennedy Airport is right beside Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, nearly 10,000 acres in size and home to oystercatchers, plovers, whimbrels, ibises, willets and more. All which could [Read more]

It’s that time of year when loved ones everywhere start booking restaurants and weekends away, no, I’m not talking about the end of the season (that’s a sad time for everyone) but Valentine’s day, and what better way to celebrate the day than receiving some much needed falconry equipment.

If you’re anything like me, you’ll want little in the way of new aftershave or novelty gifts, so my advice is to start giving out the hints for the falconry equipment that you really want now.

I always feel it’s a grave mistake for falconers not to give out detailed instructions of exactly what falconry equipment they need, because it’s so confusing for a none falconer. Look at the falconer who asked for a mounting method for his bird and got something altogether different (I would explain more but there might be children reading.) If only he’d taken the time to explain, he wouldn’t have ended the season not being able to sit down.

Falconers who don’t ask, don’t get. They end up receiving useless presents when they could be getting the essential falconry equipment that would really brighten up their day. The trick is to make sure that your loved one knows exactly what to buy you. So, with that in mind, here’s my advice for how to drop hints to your loved one to ensure you get the falconry equipment you deserve.
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We’ve added a translation widget - you can now read Falconry World in 32 languages.

Just click on one of the flags over to the right and after a few seconds, the whole site should be translated to that language.

So if English isn’t your primary language, this is for you. Or if you’re currently learning a new language, it’s a cool way to practice your reading skills.