Falconry
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Falconry is the hunting of wild animals in their natural state and habitat by means of a trained bird of prey. Small animals are hunted; squirrels and rabbits often fall prey to these birds. Two tradi
A Eurasian goshawk
Flying a saker falcon
A falconer's red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Harris's hawk used in falconry
Eurasian goshawk
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The Eurasian goshawk is a species of medium-large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, a family which also includes other extant diurnal raptors, such as eagles, buzzards and harriers. It was form
Falconry
…birds. Two traditional terms are used to describe a person involved in falconry: a "falconer" flies a falcon; an "austringer" (Old French origin) keeps Eurasian goshawks and uses accipiters for hunting. In modern falconry, the red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), Harris's hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus), and the peregrine…
Northern Goshawk ad M2
A captive specimen of whitish large goshawk of Siberian origin, possibly part of A. g. albidus.
Juvenile in flight, the most likely age and condition to mistake a goshawk for another species
Adult goshawks maintain territories with display flights.