Michell flew hawks for thirty years and wrote the book English falconers still start from: the peregrine, goshawk, merlin and hobby and what each is good for, taking and manning a hawk, hooding, the lure and the first flights, hawking at rook, heron, grouse and partridge — and the ailments and their treatment.
The standard work on falconry, from a lifelong practitioner. Download the free EPUB.