falconer

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The talismanic vocabulary of falconry is threaded through this raw-nerved memoir by an experienced British falconer who dealt with the pain of losing a father by training a young goshawk called Mabel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

A falconer captivated by the natural sciences, he once considered becoming a wildlife illustrator.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

Nicknamed Bomber Harris, the hawk was captured in Flamstead, Hertfordshire, in April, and falconer Wayne Housden has been training him.

From BBC • May 30, 2025

Flamstead Parish Council said a falconer had been brought into the Hertfordshire village to try and catch the bird of prey which had been swooping at residents for several weeks.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2025

“The guy who came to the sheriff's office and took the prairie falcon and the sharp-shinned to the falconer in New Paltz. He was lookin’ hard up-mountain.”

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George