10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
The individual I am pictured holding ( above ) was a friendly bird that (rather like a dog) seemed happy to be handled. Shooting remains a major threat to this population, for the Italians are still passionately keen on hunting. Such an intimate encounter with one of the world’s rarest birds was a memorable experience.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 1, 2019
Falconry Month at Birds and Booze: I’ve decided to dedicate this month of March 2019 to wines and beers related to the history of falconry – or hawking – for no other reason than that I’ve recently acquired several bottles adorned with mostly medieval European iconography relating to this “sport of kings”. Good birding and happy drinking!
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