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