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
Norwich City Council recently brought in a falconer and a Harris's hawk to patrol the busy market and scare off the birds.
From BBC • Dec. 15, 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 birds, once down to zero in the East, were gradually making a comeback, thanks largely to a falconer, Heinz Meng.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
