Flight training exercise for young male falcon

A Peregrine falcon eats his catch in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009 during a flight training exercise. The young male falcon needed flight training after surgery for a broken wing and once his muscle is regained he will be released back into the wild in the Hunter Valley region where originally rescued.





Taronga Zoo raptor keeper and trainer Erin Stone hold a meat bait as a Peregrine falcon tries to catch it in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009 during a flight training exercise. The young male falcon needed flight training after surgery for a broken wing and once his muscle is regained he will be released back in the Hunter Valley region where originally rescued.




A Peregrine falcon eats his catch in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009 during a flight training exercise. The young male falcon needed flight training after surgery for a broken wing and once his muscle is regained he will be released back into the wild in the Hunter Valley region where originally rescued.


photo: AP