Hawking for heron, 18th century

Hawking for heron, 18th century. A hunter releases two gyrfalcon, to hunt a heron in the air. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Thomas Prattent after an illustration by Daniel Dodd from William Augustus Osbaldiston's The British Sportsman, or Nobleman, Gentleman and Farmer's Dictionary of Recreation and Amusement, J. Stead, London, 1792

18th Century Daniel Dodd Falconry Gentleman And Farmers Dictionary Gyrfalcon Hawk Hawking Hawks Heron Hounds J. Stead Nobleman Recreation And Amusement The British Sportsman Thomas Prattent William Augustus Osbaldiston

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