A good quality glove is essential. Made from leather, the glove serves two main purposes. It helps to protect the falconer's hand from the sharp talons of the birds, and it also helps the bird to perch on the fist as they find it difficult to get a good grip on bare skin. The block perch is generally used for falcons and eagles, and the bow perch for hawks. In the wild, falcons tend to perch on rocks or cliff-ledges, so they have a 'flatter' stance than hawks, which are more inclined to perch in trees.
Scales are a neccesity when flying birds of prey.
Their weight must be regulated during the flying season, so an accurate means of weighing the bird is essential. The 'dummy-bunny' is used during training of the bird to chase rabbit. Pieces of meat are tied on, and the dummy pulled along the ground for the bird to chase. A recent innovation is the use of a radio-controlled car with a rabbit skin draped over it, which seems to work quite well.