Falconry trip to Turkey and Georgia

Mykola Rud OlenaVolkova

September – October 2013

Falconers with their hawks after a hunt on a tea plantation together with the film crew, Pazar, Turkey

Falconer Merab Bakhia is 3rd rightMykola Rud is 4th left

Birds are sitting on the perch in a teahouse Pazar, Turkey

A usual falconers’ gathering place

In the teahouse by the river and tea plantation in Pazar, Turkey

Wooden perches, where hawks are sitting, are located on the perimeter of the teahouse

Georgian falconer Merab Bakhia Bandza, Georgia

Irakli, a young falconer Bandza, Georgia

Irakli with Amura, one of the most experienced falconers of Georgia Bandza, Georgia

Georgian falconer Amura together with Mykola Rud Bandza, Georgia

Preliminary evaluation of selected birds Bandza, Georgia

Ali, a famous Turkish falconer from Arhavi (left) and his colleague Ilyas (right) with Georgian falconer Merab Bakhia (in the middle)

Falconers in Arhavi, Turkey

Falconer Ali in his teahouse, Arhavi, Turkey

Ali’s teahouse is a Falconry museum at the same time

Monument in the city of Arhavi, Turkey

The monument emphasizes the importance of falconry in the culture of its people