Falconry and hawks

Saudi falcon racing

youtu.be/hjpTuxWaD7A Saudi Arabia is mad about falcon racing – so much so they’ve built a huge stadium to host it in the middle of the

The Headkeeper

David Whitby manages a shooting estate in Sussex, looking after pheasants, partridges, deer – and he brings his work home with him. Living with him

Falcon attacks drone

How do you train your falcon? Until recently, it was by experience. Now you can get it to have a go at drones. Roy Lupton

How to raise falcon chicks

Roy’s falcon chicks are hatched and growing – and behaving just like velociraptors. He tours the raptor maternity ward and shows how to bring on

Roy’s Rubber Hat Collection

Roy keeps lots of rubber hats. Why? Because he uses them to collect sperm from his tiercels. Well, you wanted to know. He talks us

#Eaglecam 2

Ride on the back of an eagle as it catches mountain hares in Scotland. We mount a tiny camera on the back of Roy Lupton’s

#Eaglecam 1

Roy is up the Scottish hills with two golden eagles to help bring down mountain hare numbers – and to try out the #eaglecam he

Training Eagles to Catch Prey

If you think a golden eagle is big, wait until you see an African crowned eagle. Roy Lupton’s friend Sang from South Korea has one

Goshawk Killer

Goshawk Killer

A fox breaks in and kills falconer Roy Lupton’s oldest and favourite goshawk, he only has one thought on his mind – get that fox.

Death of a Golden Eagle

Here’s how the RSCPA killed a healthy eagle. It’s a shocking story of falconer Roy Lupton’s attempt to save an injured wild golden eagle. Despite

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