I just received a copy of this magazine, containing the falcon article. For those of you who may not have seen it:

"In late 2010 the United Nations recognized falconry as an Intangible Cultural Heritage and last year, raptor devotees flocked to the International Falconry Festival to celebrate their artful sport - and/, indeed, their obsession."

Published in Saudi Aramco World" magazine, March/April 2012.

A very informative and interesting article with beautiful photos of falconers and their birds, at the Ramah Wildlife Refuge outside Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.

www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/201202/a.heritage.takes.wing.htm

If the above link doesn't work for whatever reason, you can find the article at:

www.saudiaramacoworld.com

Select "Search"
Under "search results" insert "falcon"
Click on "A Heritage Takes Wing"
Click on arrow in middle of photo get view photos
Article follows

Apparently a subscription to this magazine (which does not focus on falcons) is free.

If you would like a hard copy of this particular magazine to get the falcon article, go to www.saudiaramcoworld.com and select "indexes" and scroll down to March/April 2012 (also free). The photos in the magazine are, of course, must better than those on line.

Joan Bird
Bellingham