This is what inspired my project for the Hunt Museum. A 400 year old Falconry Hood, the sport of Kings, or in ancient times the cooks would use a lesser hawk to catch food to cook for dinner. Even to this day these birds transcend geographical limits and are status symbols for elite hunting, still the sport of rich and royalty. I researched the different birds and found them fascinating and very beautiful. Their hunting techniques ranging from waiting and watching quietly in the twilight to the hawks soaring at great height with keen eyesight waiting to drop from the sky at incredible speed. As the hawk plummets   towards its prey at speeds of 100 mph, it needs split second timing as it descends otherwise it may end up dead itself.