Sunday, April 25, 2010

Falconry

Sunday afternoon I went to see a display of falconry. I was fascinated to see the beautiful birds (also it was interesting to see a medieval sport that has basically remained unchanged). I took several photos of the birds in flight but all the shots are blurred.

Below are some pictures of the birds when they were still:



Above: Harris Hawk, Parabuteo unicinctus. Found in the central part of the western hemisphere. Extensively used in modern falconry because they are very easy to train.



Above: Lanner falcon, Falco biarmicus. Native to south-eastern Europe, but used in falconry in England since the late middle ages. The hunting style is horizontal pursuit.



Above: Peregrin falcon, Falco peregrinus. Found worldwide and used for falconry since antiquity. The hunting style is a “stoop” in which extremely fast speeds are achieved.

Falcons in English culture:
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