The Lady and The Falcon
Category
Portrait
Location
Norfolk
Gear
Pentax 645Z with a 55mm lens and Elinchrom One lighting set.
Description
This image is from a project where I have been exploring Falconry, particularly it's place within British culture and history and how it has adapted and developed over the years. Historically, a Lady's bird would be that of a Merlin, a smaller falcon. It could be suggested that this was due to the expectations and attitudes towards women at the time. That being said Merlin's can be very fast and feisty little birds and in my experience often the smaller animals demonstrate more heart than their much larger counterparts. The falcon within this image unfortunately is not a Merlin but is in fact 'Fyfa' a Barbary X Peregrine Falcon. Fyfa herself is smaller in size but is known for her speed, big personality and loyalty to her falconer Kath (Pictured) who reared and trained her since she was just a chick. Peregrine Falcons were birds that were reserved for nobility and therefore demonstrates how these unwritten rules within falconry have developed and disappeared over time. Now, women are often spotted flying an array of different birds of prey whether that is still a Merlin or perhaps a Goshawk just suits them better.
Photographer
Megan Dickson
Social Media
Instagram: m.a.dickson
Website: WWW.MEGANDICKSON.CO.UK
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