Falconry Basics: A Handbook for Beginners

by Tony Hall

In this fully revised edition of his classic guide to falconry for beginners, lifelong falconer Tony Hall presents the most comprehensive information available to newcomers to the sport. Falconry Basics is specifically designed for novices and covers the basics, from different types of birds and their individual characteristics, to acquiring the proper equipment and the care and handling of the birds themselves.  Covering all aspects of training, hunting, and maintenance, Falconry Basics addresses every possible scenario a newcom- er may face when training their first raptor, from illness and injury to escaped or overconfident hawks. Hall also provides a wealth of supplementary information for beginners, including notes on anatomy, terminology, and a list of additional resources. Accompanied by diagrams and detailed line illustrations throughout, this book will become a standard manual for future generations of falconers.

Genres: Birds, Nonfiction

272 pages, Hardcover

First published December 10, 2003

Reviews

[Fredrick Danysh · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a detailed, inclusive introduction to the art of falconry. It covers the types of predator birds used, acquiring and training them as well as their care and maintenance. Terms used in the practice of falconry are clearly explained. This is a good reference for anyone interested in the sport.

[Lucas · Rating 5 out of 5]

awsome diograms in this one. read for falconry.

[Brynn Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Covered basics well, however his assumption that one must start with a captive bred bird is a bit local to Britain, from a MN standpoint we have to start with a passage red tail.