THE TRACES WE LEAVE BEHIND

Although Czech falconers belonged among the most successful in the world, the falcon disappeared from Czechoslovakia in the 1970s. Its extermination was caused mainly by the DDT insecticide. DDT isn't particularly lethal, it has a number of sub-lethal effects. Most prominent is the phenomenon of shell-thinning in birds, particularly birds of prey. They should be protected and insemination is also one of the ways to increase the number of birds of prey in nature. 

Jana and Petr are falconers. They dedicate to nature conservation, ornithology and falconry. They speaks about falconry as about art and describe the historical relationship between man and predator, which has been cultivated in Europe, in the Middle East and in Kazakhstan for over four thousand years. The uniqueness of falconry was confirmed in 2010 by UNESCO which inscribed it into the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

A man in a brown jacket and black knit hat standing outside in a snowy landscape with a wooden house and bare trees in the background.
A wooden shed in a snow-covered yard with scattered outdoor items and bare trees in the background.
A bird of prey, possibly a hawk or eagle, perched on a tree stump with a wooden wall in the background.
A realistic owl sculpture perched on a tree stump inside a wooden enclosure.
A hawk perched on a tree stump inside a wooden enclosure.
A person standing in a snowy field, wearing winter clothes, tossing a small object into the air, with leafless trees in the background and overcast sky.
Person crouching in snow with a large bald eagle perched on their arm, in a snowy outdoor setting with a wooden building in the background.
A tube of super epoxy adhesive lying on a white surface
Open notebook with handwritten text in Czech on right page, blank left page, white background.
Four brown and black striped feathers arranged horizontally on a white background.
A person walks across a snowy field with a dog in a red container, while a colorful kite flies in the sky above.
A black dog standing in snowy yard surrounded by wooden and wire fences, with snow-covered buildings and winter landscape in background.
A dark brown eagle with sharp eyes and a yellow beak, perched on a moss-covered wooden stump inside a black wooden enclosure.
Ancient ceramic mask resembling an animal with protruding eyes, an open mouth with a tongue, and hanging metal or leather elements against a dark background.
An owl perched on a wooden stump inside a dark, enclosed space with wooden walls.
A bird of prey, likely a hawk or falcon, perched on a wooden branch against a weathered wooden background.
An outdoor owl enclosure with a barn owl perched on a wooden branch, surrounded by weathered wooden fencing and dirt ground.
Yard with snow, green fence, weathered wooden frame with a bag on top, and a hawk sitting on it, overcast sky in the background.
A metal clothespin laying on a white surface
A vintage metal canister labeled 'Nera Emulse' on a white background.
A bird of prey, possibly a hawk, perched on a snow-covered tree stump in a snowy outdoor setting with some small trees and wooden structures in the background.
A close-up of a barn owl perched on a wooden branch in front of a dark wooden background.
A worn, small baseball glove with laces and a tiny stuffed animal attached, set against a black background.
A vintage leather object resembling a face mask or sculpture with stitched details, set against a dark background.
A vulture perched on a wooden post against a dark wooden fence background.
A barn owl perched on a wooden post, with a curved head and partly closed eyes, against a dark wooden background.
A hawk perched on a moss-covered log against a dark wooden background.
A wooden chicken coop with a wire mesh enclosure surrounded by snow, with a watering can and a white bucket nearby, and leafless trees in the background.
A cylindrical container with black and yellow labeling, labeled 'Neraditin special' and 'Spolana,' placed against a plain white background.
Person walking through a snow-covered outdoor area with wooden planters and fencing, winter scene.
A bald eagle perched on a wooden post in a snow-covered landscape with bare trees and a distant fence in overcast weather.