American Kestrels in Modern Falconry
by Mullenix, Matthew

Format: Hardcover
Status: No longer stocked
Code: 10163
Condition: New
Dust Jacket: New
Edition: 3rd edition
Product Details
This extensive work represents a nuts-and-bolts approach to training and flying kestrels. There are many new illustrations and the text has been revised and updated. A must-have for all apprentices and others who wish to know more about the intricacies of maintaining and flying a small raptor such as the American Kestrel.
Contents: Introduction, A Brief Natural History, Use in Falconry, Choice of a Bird, Trapping the Passager, Manning & Training, Equipment, Weathering, Entering, Weight Control, Diet, Methods of Hunting, Carrying, Exercise & Conditioning, Hawking Year-Round, Accident & Illness, Signs of Health, and The Future. Appendices: Referenced Works, The Birds, A Kestrel's First Month, Dispositions Table, Weight Control & Behavior Chart, and Hood Patterns. Comes highly recommended. 5.5in x 8.5in, hardcover, gold-stamped cover, dust wrapper, 142 pages, photographs and illustrations.
ISBN: 9781888357059
Publisher: Western Sporting
Year of Publication: 2002
Page Count: 139
Weight: 1 lb