falconer
Hawk hunting specialist
A falconer is a person who trains and hunts with falcons or other birds of prey.
The practice, called falconry, dates back thousands of years and persists today as both sport and tradition: The falconer released the hawk to pursue the rabbit.
Stable row turned residences
quarry · stoop · cast · mantling · imprint · hack · passage · hawking
Supplying workers for
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
- bondingForming close connections
- handlingTreatment or management
- tamingMaking wild things gentle
rearing · imprinting · recall · reward · repetition · trust · patience · glove
Roaming, or a falcon
- gyrfalconLargest falcon, Arctic native
- kestrelSmall falcon, aerial hoverer
- sakerLarge Old World falcon
- merlinSmall northern falcon
goshawk · sparrowhawk · hobby · eagle-owl · talons · beak · plumage · wingspan
Animal being hunted
- pursuitAct of chasing something
- quarryPit for extracting rock
- stalkingStealthy, persistent pursuit
- trackingMonitoring location over time
gamebird · wilderness · pheasant · partridge · grouse · rabbit · hare · duck
Of tiered landownership
- squireKnight's noble assistant
- knightHonored mounted soldier
- manorLanded aristocratic residence
- chivalryKnightly code of honor
heraldry · castle · nobility · lordship · minstrel · courtier · pageantry · tourney
Reproductive cultivation of organisms
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- reintroductionAct of bringing back
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
banding · telemetry · habitat · ornithology · licensing · permits
mews
Stable row turned residences
cadge · quarry · stoop · cast · mantling · imprint · hack · passage · hawking · bating
manning
Supplying workers for
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
- bondingForming close connections
- handlingTreatment or management
taming · rearing · imprinting · recall · reward · repetition · trust · patience · glove · whistle
peregrine
Roaming, or a falcon
- gyrfalconLargest falcon, Arctic native
- kestrelSmall falcon, aerial hoverer
- sakerLarge Old World falcon
merlin · goshawk · sparrowhawk · hobby · eagle-owl · talons · beak · plumage · wingspan · eyrie
prey
Animal being hunted
tracking · gamebird · wilderness · pheasant · partridge · grouse · rabbit · hare · duck · slip
feudal
Of tiered landownership
chivalry · heraldry · castle · nobility · lordship · minstrel · courtier · pageantry · tourney · vassal
breeding
Reproductive cultivation of organisms
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- reintroductionAct of bringing back
sanctuary · banding · telemetry · habitat · ornithology · licensing · permits
page
Noble's young assistant
chamberlain · seneschal · constable · chancellor · equerry · livery · patron
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