Simply because she cannot see anything alarming, there is nothing to be alarmed about. A freshly trapped bird with a hood on will eat on the fist within minutes or hours of trapping, even if it is standing on the fist of a person. If they cannot see it, then it must not be there. These birds are so visually oriented that they are not fearful of what they cannot see. The purpose of a hood is to calm the bird. "Rufter" is the traditional European falconry term for a trapping hood. Hoods are called "burqa" in Arabic falconry. Each regional group, and each individual hood maker, puts his own stamp on the hoods with original innovations and changes. Oods are an Arab contribution to falconry brought to Europe by the Crusaders.
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