Here you see a peregrine falcon that has been trained to catch and kill on command by the master falconer on whose glove the bird sits:
The image appears with my monthly column in the current print edition of the Ellsworth American (and in the March 6, 2025, digital edition). Click on the image to enlarge it. To read the column about Maine’s restored peregrines – the cheetahs of the sky – use this link: https://www.5backroad.com/montly-column