In the United Arab Emirates , falconry isone of the old and most treasured traditions . The sport date back to an age when falcon were used to run intellectual nourishment . Today , it ’s a social affaire . Even the drones join in the merriment .
Getty photographer Dan Kitwood recently went to Abu Dhabi , where he spent time with a grouping of friends who pile up in the even to train their raptors ( a.k.a . birds of prey ) . In one exercise , they used drones to swim sweetener full of food which the the birds would snatch mid - flight . The presence of the quadcopter is undoubtedly a 21st - 100 accession , but adorning a lure flying display with a bit of showmanship is a centuries ’ old custom . Still looks nerveless , too .
A falcon perch on a wafer of phony grass hold back to be flown .
A stopping point up of a falcon on sales event at a shop in Abu Dhabi . mark the script - painted decorations on the meticulously made hood .
In the absence seizure of a dawdler , a lure may be display with a long joint .
A man returns home with his falcon perched on a leather baseball glove outside his elevator car window .
More falcons on sale in a store , where they may fetch ten of thousands of dollar .
It ’s like cat nip but for falcons .
A group of friends pose with their falcon in the early evening moonlight .
Many men form deep bonds with their raptor . Here ’s one , standing in the red lambency of a trucks tail lights .
All range by Dan Kitwood / Getty
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