"The reward that comes from practicing falconry is, and has to be, a feeling of your own personal satisfaction; that, and that alone. Chances are no one else will be around when your hawk is at her best. Falconry is a tedious, time consuming effort with long periods of stress and anxiety punctuated by heartbeats of gut-wrenching visceral satisfaction so intense that is impossible to put into words."
--The California Hawking Club Apprenticeship Manual
Falconry is not pet keeping. It is a form of hunting. You MUST be a licensed falconer to obtain a raptor. Currently there is a FEDERAL and a STATE license that is required.
What you see in a lot of my videos is me flying my American Kestrel (Falco Sparverius) to the lure. The lure is a piece of leather that is in the shape of a bird with a piece of quail meat tied to it. Lure flying exercises the bird and also reinforces that if the bird misses a prey item and keeps trying it will eventually succeed.