Post by William//Adrianna Gibbson on Aug 4, 2012 14:28:49 GMT -6
Millennium
Anklet
The leather strap which goes around the bird's leg. The jesses are attached to this. It is also sometimes referred to as a bracelet.
Bells
Small bells attached to the bird's tarsus, tail, or around the neck. The benefit of this is to be able to hear the bird when she is in trees hidden by leaves or on the ground on quarry hidden by brush.
Block Perch
The traditional perch for a falcon.
Regular Perch
Portable Perch
Creance
A long line or cord attached to the bird while training. Ten yards is going to work for most situations, but for free flights to verify that your bird is ready to be taken from the creance, many recommend 50 yards in length.
Hawkbox
The box used to contain a bird for travel; also called a giant hood. Despite the name, it is used for all kinds of raptors.
Front View
Rear View
Hood
The leather head covering used on hawks and falcons. The purpose of the hood is to hide the stimulus of the world from the bird to calm her or prevent her from reacting to things.
Jesses
Traditionally, these are leather strips which go through the anklets so the falconer can hold the bird or attach the leash. Modern jesses are of many types of material including parachute cord and various braids. Singular form is Jess.
Hunting Jesses
Mews/Glove Jesses
Leash
Traditionally leather, this is what attaches the bird to the perch or falconer's glove. Modern leashes have taken many forms and many materials are used.
Lure
A fake quarry used to train a bird. For training birds to feathered quarry, a feathered lure which looks like a bird is used, sometimes even mimicking the wing beats.
Swivel
Small metal joint used in between the leash and the jesses. When these birds are on the perch, they make many small movements turning around and such. Without the swivel they would very quickly become entangled and endanger themselves.
Telemetry
Modern evolution of bells. A small transmitter is attached to the bird and the falconer has a receiver tuned to the bird's frequency. If the bird is unable to be found, the telemetry is used to locate her. This is one of the most revolutionary changes for modern falconry allowing falconers to fly the same bird for a longer period of time without her being lost, allows other falconers with receivers to assist in finding a lost bird, and allows the falcon to be flown at higher weights then ever before.
Band
Receiver
Gauntlet
The glove worn by the falconer, traditionally on the left hand.
Other Information
Mews: The 'home' of the falcon. Singular is Mews.
Anklet
The leather strap which goes around the bird's leg. The jesses are attached to this. It is also sometimes referred to as a bracelet.
Bells
Small bells attached to the bird's tarsus, tail, or around the neck. The benefit of this is to be able to hear the bird when she is in trees hidden by leaves or on the ground on quarry hidden by brush.
Block Perch
The traditional perch for a falcon.
Regular Perch
Portable Perch
Creance
A long line or cord attached to the bird while training. Ten yards is going to work for most situations, but for free flights to verify that your bird is ready to be taken from the creance, many recommend 50 yards in length.
Hawkbox
The box used to contain a bird for travel; also called a giant hood. Despite the name, it is used for all kinds of raptors.
Front View
Rear View
Hood
The leather head covering used on hawks and falcons. The purpose of the hood is to hide the stimulus of the world from the bird to calm her or prevent her from reacting to things.
Jesses
Traditionally, these are leather strips which go through the anklets so the falconer can hold the bird or attach the leash. Modern jesses are of many types of material including parachute cord and various braids. Singular form is Jess.
Hunting Jesses
Mews/Glove Jesses
Leash
Traditionally leather, this is what attaches the bird to the perch or falconer's glove. Modern leashes have taken many forms and many materials are used.
Lure
A fake quarry used to train a bird. For training birds to feathered quarry, a feathered lure which looks like a bird is used, sometimes even mimicking the wing beats.
Swivel
Small metal joint used in between the leash and the jesses. When these birds are on the perch, they make many small movements turning around and such. Without the swivel they would very quickly become entangled and endanger themselves.
Telemetry
Modern evolution of bells. A small transmitter is attached to the bird and the falconer has a receiver tuned to the bird's frequency. If the bird is unable to be found, the telemetry is used to locate her. This is one of the most revolutionary changes for modern falconry allowing falconers to fly the same bird for a longer period of time without her being lost, allows other falconers with receivers to assist in finding a lost bird, and allows the falcon to be flown at higher weights then ever before.
Band
Receiver
Gauntlet
The glove worn by the falconer, traditionally on the left hand.
Other Information
Mews: The 'home' of the falcon. Singular is Mews.
