Hawking & Falconry for Beginners [Hardcover]

Adrian Hallgarth (Author)

Price:	CDN$ 30.46 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Details
Deal Price:
	o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o

Usually ships within 3 to 4 weeks.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.ca. Gift-wrap available.

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2004

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.

#outer_postBodyPS { display: none; } #psGradient { display: none; } #psPlaceHolder { display: none; } #psExpand { display: none; } 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.

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Falconry for Beginners
2.9 out of 5 stars (7)

Hardcover

CDN$ 23.96
Falconry Basics: A Handbook for Beginners
Tony Hall

5.0 out of 5 stars (1)

Hardcover
Falconry & Hawking
Phillip Glasier

4.4 out of 5 stars (5)

Hardcover

CDN$ 37.58
Falconry: The Essential Guide
Steve Wright

Hardcover

CDN$ 31.50

Product Details

Hardcover: 248 pages
Publisher: Hancock House Pub Ltd (April 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0888395493
ISBN-13: 978-0888395498
Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14.4 x 1.4 cm
Shipping Weight: 522 g
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #610,918 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #64 in Books > Science & Math > Nature & Ecology > Ecology > Living on the Land > Hunting & Fishing > Shooting

Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

See Complete Table of Contents

Product Description

Review

"...a surprisingly readable book, benefiting from a 'peppering' of personal anecdotes." -- Ibis 147.4 (October 2005)

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.