Falconry, Doha, Qatar. : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Falconry, Doha, Qatar. / jemasmith
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示 2.1 |
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| 説明 | There is evidence of falconry in the Middle East as far back as 3000 BC, both as a sport of the nobility and by the Bedouin to hunt for food.During autumn the houbara bustard, valued for its delicious meat, flies from the northern hemisphere to the Arabian peninsula and Africa to over-winter. Its migration is preceded by that of peregrine and saker falcons which the Bedoiun captured as they made their own way south. Once the falconers managed to trap one of the highly prized birds, they had only two to three weeks to train it before the migrating houbaras started to arrive. Ideally, the training of the falcon was completed by the day when the first houbaras arrived, which the Bedouin would then hunt with his falcon throughout the winter months, to augment their meagre diet. Falconry in the Arab states has remained popular to the present day, with top birds commanding high prices, occupying first class seats in planes, and, in Qatar, even having their own passports. The peregrine falcon is the fastest bird in the world, so probably enjoys travelling by plane for a bit of a rest. |
| 撮影日 | 2010-05-09 17:59:57 |
| 撮影者 | jemasmith , Brisbane, Australia |
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| カメラ | Canon EOS 450D , Canon |
| 露出 | 0.004 sec (1/250) |
| 開放F値 | f/11.0 |
| 焦点距離 | 55 mm |