Useful Falconry Terms
We decided to put together some Falconry terms and there meaning to help out anyone interested in learning more about Falconry or anyone just starting out. Abba: Arabic word that means cloak. A safe method of restraint that protects the feathers while allowing the bird to breath freely. Accipiter: True hawks. Identified by short, round wings, long tails, light eyes and a forest habitat Aspergillosis: Fungal (mould) infection. causes lethal inflammation of the air sacs lungs. Austringer: 1) A person who flies short-winged hawks. 2) One who keeps and hunts short-wings and broad-wings Aylmeri jesses: Jess consist of three parts: anklets with grommets, mews jesses with a swivel slit, and slit-less field jesses Bagged quarry: Live creatures let out for the hawk to chase Barbary falcon: Falco pelegrinoides. Subspecies of peregrine fou...