While vacationing in Ireland with our friends Bill and Melissa, we stayed at a lovely pastoral inn called Mount Juliet Estate. We went on a falconry experience in which we walked the property with the trainer and birds of prey. The falcons would fly off our gloves in search of savory critters and return back to us when called. At the end of the experience, we took photos with the falcon named Egbert. I stood awaiting for the falcon to return with my gloved arm extended. When he arrived, Egbert had a shiny diamond ring dangling from his talon!