Show feathered F fighters for U S falconry oneff one of the oldest of tio the worlds sports is to be given a tryout as a a military weapon of the united states there is little doubt that peregrine falcons properly strained trained could bo be used as ideal interceptors intercept ors for carrier pigeons used b by y tha ilia enemy to handle these feathered draftees a number number of soldiers are being trained as falconers falconero fal coners under thos macclure these photos were ivere made during a falconry demon S at the bronx zoo neto york w 7 V C N t 4 wt i ivAA li aut Hac macclure Clure gentles gets it accustomed to being handled thunderbolt the fist falcon to join the U S army signal corps corbis falcons are found in big cities ro on oil ledges 77 e k k A keeper at the bronx i zoo soo is about to hood a golden eagle e the leather hood is to keep heep it from se see ing until the ike falconer wants it to see then it is taken off i each day the falconer must spend an hour or so with the hooded bird on his wrist stoat leather thongs called jesses 91 are attached to the birds legs z k 0 Y p P tv z P A above bove hood removed the zoo eagle is shown in flight here the te bird is i s re turning to the keepers wrist the light rope attached to the ij jesses ases i is S to aseep he ept the ito ft bird from go going in after pigeons A and sea a gulls is right I 1 41 A I 1 view of 0 gal 1 the he hooded hoode I 1 eagle the plume in front is is just an ornament D A 0 4 A aw k t AZ VA 6 iia t the ric eagle cage has made his perch and is about to rest for army use it would be digi difficult cult to train enough eagles even if there were ivere enough A 00 M |