![]() ![]() An internationally renowned expert on falconry, Shawn, 59, presents talks to groups all over the world-Japan, Europe, Africa, the Middle East-sharing the training techniques he’s developed and polished in his decades as a falconer. To say Shawn is a remarkable person would be an understatement. ![]() It’s one of the most amazing relationships between a wild animal and a person that I can think of. ![]() Success builds on itself, and as he flies his falcons day after day, always striving to flush prey at the perfect instant, he gets to know his birds’ abilities thoroughly-and his birds get to know how good he is at providing hunting opportunities. Shawn teaches his falcons to “wait on” high above him, circling upward of a thousand feet as they watch for him to flush game such as grouse and waterfowl. For falconers, hunting game with a bird in such a dramatic manner is both a challenge and, when done right, immensely rewarding. Their classic hunting technique is to come hurtling down from the sky in a colossal power-dive called a stoop. As someone who has dedicated his life to the practice of training and caring for raptors, he’s talented with any bird of prey, but his expertise is flying “long-wings”-the true falcons such as Gyrfalcons, Prairie Falcons, Peregrines, and others, which all have pointed wings and a very aerial style of flight. Shawn Hayes is one of the most impressive falconers I know. ![]()
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