British Expats - falconry

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Originally Posted by sahmed

In February 2003, one of the most remarkable events in the recorded history of falconry took place when a falcon owned by Sheikh Mohammed brought down a deer many times its own weight.

The hunt was a long and arduous one. When the falcon finally captured the deer, it is reported to have lifted it several times. This is thought to be the first time that a falcon has taken a deer.

Hello - interesting text - evan if it is a straight cut and paste from Shiekh Mohammed's site.

Although - I really have to doubt that this Falcon killing and then lifting a deer actually happened. Have you ever seen a Peregrin in real life? They are not that big!

From Wikipedia:

Peregrines eat mostly other birds such as pigeons, shorebirds, starlings, other passerines, parrots, and ducks. They attack their prey by flying high and diving ("stooping") at the victims.

Anyway - interesting read none the less... though not quite sure what the reason was for posting it!