You were taking your usual Sunday walk in your area's grassy plains. Suddenly, a swift bird glides high above you. It's a falcon. Its identity is revealed by its size and shape as it soars across the blue sky. Once the falcon reaches a certain point over the nearby lake, it tucks in its wings and drops down towards a flock of ducks. The ducks take notice of the falcon and begin to scatter. However, for one of the ducks, it was too late as the falcon pierces the duck's flesh with its razor-sharp claws. You stop, apparently taken by the scene to see what will follow next. Strangely, you see a man approaching the predator and its prey. He squats down to help the falcon pluck the feathers of the duck and to feed it from the dead prey's meat. Falconry,
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Falconers work hard on training their falcons. You would spend at least 30 minutes or sometimes hours training your bird. Falcons need to be taken care of daily, fed quality food, and given fresh water. Weighing your bird occasionally is required to be sure your bird is healthy. Falcons, unlike other hobbies, can't be neglected. It is a responsibility and commitment you must take when practicing this sport. My uncle used to train his birds daily for a course of a month before beginning to see results. Different birds need different type of training to teach them to be collaborative with you. You need to understand your bird and its traits to know how to train it effectively. That's not all, some medical knowledge is a must too. A falconer must be able to recognize when his falcon is sick. This all combined with knowing how to use the proper equipment makes it a hard task. I remember seeing my uncle's cloth being dirty as it was covered by sand and bird dropping stains when it was close to winter season. That is because he would be reaching the final stages of training his bird. I recall seeing him sitting at one end of his huge backyard. At the other end would be my father with the falcon. He would release the bird once my uncle calls for it. The falcon, if trained properly, would fly to my uncle and would be rewarded with some
Falconers work hard on training their falcons. You would spend at least 30 minutes or sometimes hours training your bird. Falcons need to be taken care of daily, fed quality food, and given fresh water. Weighing your bird occasionally is required to be sure your bird is healthy. Falcons, unlike other hobbies, can't be neglected. It is a responsibility and commitment you must take when practicing this sport. My uncle used to train his birds daily for a course of a month before beginning to see results. Different birds need different type of training to teach them to be collaborative with you. You need to understand your bird and its traits to know how to train it effectively. That's not all, some medical knowledge is a must too. A falconer must be able to recognize when his falcon is sick. This all combined with knowing how to use the proper equipment makes it a hard task. I remember seeing my uncle's cloth being dirty as it was covered by sand and bird dropping stains when it was close to winter season. That is because he would be reaching the final stages of training his bird. I recall seeing him sitting at one end of his huge backyard. At the other end would be my father with the falcon. He would release the bird once my uncle calls for it. The falcon, if trained properly, would fly to my uncle and would be rewarded with some