identifying the bird
TRAINING FALCON FOR HUNTING BETS
Sokolnichy was not just a confidant of the king, but also a constant companion, and often an adviser, so it was not easy to enter this service. Admission to the service was done on oath, in which not only people but also birds were present – they were the main guests of the ceremony. The procedure was opened with “Bird dressing” – symbolic donning of nouvets, klobuchkov and bells. At this solemn moment, they did not forget that there was no real falconer without a horse – for this, a haystack covered with a blanket was placed in the hut, where the sovereign was waiting. Around the hay – four chairs for the four best birds. The whole ritual was performed with deep meaning, the glove worker was handed a glove, and only after that he took the falcon on his hand. Continue reading
HOW TO PURCHASE A TRAVELING BIRD
Peter II, Anna Ioannovna and Elizaveta Petrovna loved hunting, they still love her all over Russia. Today, it is not easy to find people who are reviving the traditions of national equestrian hunting with birds of prey, because this “pleasure” is not at all cheap. To do this, you need to have not only professional rangers-hunters, a station for breeding and hunting of birds of prey, a station for breeding game, stables, a kennel, but also hunting grounds itself, where to keep all this, but also to be an enthusiast of the revival of national traditions, since no income with such costs from all this occupation is simply impossible to obtain. Continue reading
