Master Falconer Enlightens in Return Visit to ESC
Published 03.23.2012
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About 25 students in forestry instructor Jack E. Fisher's Wildlife Management class got hands-on exposure to birds of prey, as Master Falconer Cheri Heimbach returned to the School of Natural Resources Management this week. One of about 150 falconers in Pennsylvania, Heimbach brought along a Barbary Falcon, a Red-tailed Hawk, an Eagle Owl and a Harris's Hawk. In addition to learning about the 4,000-year-old art of falconry, students heard details of each bird's characteristics including flight speed and the power of its beak and talons.
Photos by Erich R. Doebler, laboratory assistant for forest technology
Photos by Erich R. Doebler, laboratory assistant for forest technology