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

The falconer says the hawk is trained not to attack pigeons or gulls but will instead scare them into roosting and nesting elsewhere.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

The falconer is Redlands police officer Charles Cogger.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025

“A falconer near Delhi is going to raise them—Perry Knowlton. He’ll hack them back to the wild. They can learn to be free.”

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George