Training Birds of Prey

by Jemima Parry-Jones

Overview

An introductory guide to everything the serious falconer needs to know about training, handling, and flying raptors from the five family groups.
Learn how to train birds of prey correctly and safely. Jemima Parry-Jones, owner and director of the International Centre for Birds of Prey, covers everything the serious falconer needs to know about the five family groups: eagles, hawks, falcons, buzzards and owls.
You will learn about handling, training, and flying. This guide will also tell you what sort of bird to get, how to find out where to get one, what sort of housing and equipment you need, how to sort out a food supply and what to feed, and also how to find a good veterinarian.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781446359747
Publisher:	David & Charles
Publication date:	05/25/2021
Sold by:	OPEN ROAD INTEGRATED - EBKS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	398
File size:	9 MB

About the Author

Jemima Parry-Jones MBE, owner and director of the National Birds of Prey Centre in Gloucesterhire, has kept diurnal and nocturnal raptors throughout her life. She is the Taxonomic Advisory Group Chair for Falconiformes and Strigiformes, and currently International Director of the Raptor Research Foundation Inc. She advises on management of all raptors in affiliated zoos all over the world, and has written management guidelines for both owls and diurnal raptors.

Table of Contents

	Introduction: Why Another Falconry Book?	6
Part I	How to Start
1	What Bird Should I Get?	17
2	Quarters for Birds of Prey and Owls	23
3	Falconry Furniture and Equipment	36
4	Collecting the New Bird	55
Part II	Training Your Bird
5	Buzzards	68
6	Owls	92
7	Falcons	115
8	Eagles	139
9	Hawks	145
Appendix	Vitamins and Birds of Prey	150
	Useful Addresses	153
	Acknowledgements	156
	Index	157

Editorial Reviews

In this colorful volume, third-generation falconer Parry-Jones opens up the fascinating world of keeping and training birds of prey. The text is instructive both as background and as instruction for the aspiring keeper of owls, buzzards, falcons, eagles, and hawks; and the dramatic illustrations of the various birds give the book an appeal that extends beyond the hobbyists who constitute its primary intended audience. Comprehensive and clearly written, this is a fine introduction to falconry and its related fields of endeavor, as well as something of a coffee-table book for readers who appreciate the natural world.

Mike Tribby