At top Oregon vineyards, falcons protect grape harvests and support local regenerative agriculture. Alina Blankenship leads the flocks (via punch_drink)
Master falconer Alina Blankenship and her mélange of raptors have become the protectors of some of Oregon's top vineyards.
Blankenship is one of the few professional falconers in the country. She is striking—tall, with freckles, piercing eyes and a fondness for the color black. Her authoritative, regal bearing is only accented by the falcon or hawk she can be seen carrying on her gloved fist.
a day, depending on the needs of the vineyard and its size, and one falconer can work several hundred acres at a time.
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