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

A Harris's hawk which terrorised a village for at least a month has found a forever home with a local falconer.

From BBC • May 30, 2025

It added the falconer was still confident they could catch the bird.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 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