March 18 The History and Practice of Falconry with Gerri Griswold and Brian Bradley
*The event has already taken place on this date: Sat, 03/18/2017
An overview of the many brilliant facets of this ancient sport.
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Gerri Griswold and Master Falconer, Brian Bradley team up for an overview of the many brilliant facets of this ancient sport. Griswold takes you through Falconry’s history through its origins believed to be in Mesopotamia to the modern day hunters of Mongolia hawking wolves with their Golden Eagles. Learn about some commonly used idioms and words in our language with their roots in falconry. Bradley will discuss the human / bird relationship, techniques and equipment used in training and weather permitting, will send one of his birds on a flight.
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Organization:
White Memorial Conservation CenterLocation:
80 Whitehall Rd PO Box 368
Litchfield, CT, 06759United States
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Phone:
8605670857Contact name:
Lois
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The event has already taken place on this date:
03/18/2017
Time:
2:00 pm
Price:
Members: $20.00, Non-Members: $30.00, pre-registration and pre-payment are required. You can register for this program online: www.whitememorialcc.org
Ages
Adults & kids togetherWeb Service