The Art and Practice of Hawking

Edward Blair Michell and George Edward Lodge

To fly a trained hawk is to hold a wild thing on your fist and then let it go. Edward Michell lays out the whole art of hawking, from choosing and manning a bird to the field craft of the flight itself. Detailed and affectionate, it stands among the finest guides to this ancient sport. Take up the falconer's glove and the oldest partnership between people and raptors.