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Message: <blockquote data-quote="P.Sunesen" data-source="post: 3571365" data-attributes="member: 100020">I consider Birdienamnam's guess/interpretation of the "something" in the talons to be influenced by the researcher who's fear it was to see escaped falcons fly thousands of kilometre north, and contaminate the genes of his precious artic predators.The possibility of a Rough-legged Buzzard (and that is still what I believe it is) being used for falconry is next to nil (I have NEVER heard of this useless - in falconry terms - species being held, used or bred for such a purpose), and why on earth should Birdienamnam be able to describe "something" as "two strings with an end ball" as more than a vague way of expressing what is FAR more likely to have been some twigs and a lump of moss?Let's first and foremost look at the natural World without installing our - in this case - HIGHLY unlikely concept of human interference.That's what I intend to do, anyway, not least on account of the fact that Birdienamnam is acutely aware of his/her lack of experience (no offense!)Peter</blockquote>