Falconers flock to Riyadh to celebrate ancient sport

Many falconers attending the falcons and hunting exhibition currently being held in Riyadh(Dec. 4-8),bird lovers from Gulf gathered in exhibition.

The saudi Falcons and Hunting Exhibition, united falconers, raisers and chasing fans from over the Middle East and included winged birds from as far abroad as Siberia.

Chasing with hawks, a training Arab wanderers used to endure life in the desert, has turned into an inexorably detailed and costly game, with proprietors keeping feathered creatures worth a huge number of dollars in tremendous cooled aviaries, utilizing helium inflatables and automatons to prepare them at high elevations. 

Among the more youthful contenders was chasing aficionado Marra al-Qahtani, who said it was vital to safeguard antiquated conventions. 

"We like innovation however this does not repudiate our adoration for chasing," he said. "We acquired this from our grandparents and predecessors, for whom chasing was a lifestyle. It is an extravagance now yet despite everything we clutch it," reported SaudiGazette.