UAE-trained falcon trainer from Syria shows off his bird in Idlib - in pictures
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Antar the falcon waves his wings while is owner waters him on a pomegranate tree. All photos: Abd Almajed Alkarh / The National -
Muhammed Al Humsi learnt from UAE falcon trainers that he should water Antar's body in the afternoons -
Al Humsi holds the fur of two foxes he received as a gift. He has been raising birds since he was 14 -
Al Humsi feeds his falcon, which usually eats one or two pigeons a day -
Al Humsi takes Antar to the vet for occasional check-ups, to ensure he is in good health -
Sisters Yasmine and Khadija Alloush hold the falcon in front of a shopping mall in Idlib -
Yasmine Alloush enjoys holding the falcon for the first time -
Antar perches on her head. His wings are about one metre wide -
Antar is 2.5 years old and weighs 4kg -
Antar attracts attention, waving his wings -
People gather to see the falcon outside the shopping mall in Idlib -
Ahmed Al Ahmed, a 26-year-old from Idlib, enjoys holding Antar. He says the falcon is an unusual sight in that part of Syria
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