More simply, it is hunting, but instead of using a gun, the falconer uses a bird. While not a mainstream sport, there are still a number of people in Maryland who partake in falconry.

Qatar's 7th-annual falcon-hunting and raptor-husbandry festival, known officially as the "Qatar International Falcons and Hunting Festival – Marmi...The Challenge" opens on January 1. Attracting ...

The event involves a series of challenges that test a bird’s eyesight, speed and hunting prowess. In one of the contests, the falcons race to catch pigeons that have been trained all year to ...

The falcon also hunts prey on the ground. The hunting facet of falconry is a far more intricate practice than hunting with firearms. Humphreys believes that the two are completely different.

Kenley Christensen prepares to put his gyr peregrine hybrid falcon away after flying it to hunt a rooster pheasant during the annual Idaho Falconers Association meet-up recently in Arco.

Falcons, long used for hunting in the Middle East and a prized status symbol, are now being adapted for a more mundane problem: pest control.

Watching a falcon close on a game bird is quite a sight. Peregrine falcons are the world’s fastest birds with some having been clocked at more than 220 miles per hour.