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The Inspiring Ascent of Master Falconer Shawn Hayes
March 21, 2022 —
How one determined man built his dream life with birds of prey
Tim Gallagher is an award-winning author and the former editor-in-chief of the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology's Living Bird .