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Sep 11, 2012 · IF the story of Emma Ford’s life in falconry reads like something that would be convincing as the theme of a Disneyworld ride, then so be it. Here’s how the falconry fairytale happened: “My parents had divorced and I was living with my mother in a little cottage at Chilham Castle, and I would look out of my window every morning and this ...
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Jun 30, 1998 · This stunningly full guide, by an experienced teacher and trainer, covers every aspect of falconry in voluminous detail. Construct a weather-proof shelter, feed your hawk the correct diet, and get health tips so you can quickly recognize if anything's awry.
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Jun 1, 1999 · In this captivating memoir, renowned falconer Ford recounts an idyllic childhood living in a small cottage at Chilham Castle Estate in Kent. Her next-door neighbor, the falconer for the estate, encouraged her obvious interest in the birds; by the age of eight, Ford had discovered her vocation.
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Emma Ford has been flying hawks since she was eight. In 1982 she and her husband established the British School of Falconry, which is now part of the Gleneagles Hotel in Scotland.
Oct 26, 2011 · Falconry : art and practice. by. Ford, Emma. Publication date. 1992. Topics. Falconry. Publisher. London : Blandford ; New York, NY : Distributed in the U.S. by Sterling Pub. Co.
Emma Ford, co-founder with her husband Steve of the British School of Falconry, has written an account of her early years in learning falconry which reads like a well-paced novel. Her writing is fresh, straightforward and appealing, injected with frank humor.
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Emma Ford, a falconer since the age of six, describes the equipment required for the sport and, using photographs of the popular species, explains the characteristics that make them ideal hunting birds.
