A small bird of prey with brown, black, and white feathers perches on a weathered wooden post outdoors. The background is blurred green foliage.

Aug

07

Falconry & the Medieval World: A Live Bird Presentation

$

Aug

07

Falconry & the Medieval World: A Live Bird Presentation

by Falconry & the Medieval World: A Live Bird Presentation

$

Date & Time

August 07

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Venue
Hammond Castle Museum
80 Hesperus Ave
Gloucester
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About this Event

Wingmasters’ Birds of Prey returns to the Hammond Castle Museum!
Falconry is the sport of hunting with a trained bird of prey. It is also the demanding art of training a predatory bird that is by nature wary of people to hunt cooperatively with a human partner. While the sport has a 4,000-year history, its glory days were indisputably in the medieval period. While this presentation centers around live birds used in falconry, it is not a flight demonstration but a history-rich look at an ancient sport.

Please note: This program is only intended for ages 8 and up.