Talk:Jess (falconry)

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ankle[edit]

Where the article says it fits above the bird's ankle, that's incorrect. it goes between the ankle and the toes. You can see this on any photograph. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.72.204.139 (talk) 22:46, 3 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It does not. With Aylmeri jesses, anyway, they have a knot or "button" on one end, and the other is threaded through the grommet in the anklet, thus the ankle is more or less the point on the bird where it is fitted. The opposite end generally hangs, thanks to gravity, between the toes when perching and is what is then attached to a swivel and leash when not held manually in the gloved hand. Do a Google Images search for "falconry jess diagram" and the first dozen+ images are particularly illustrative. besieged^talk 05:04, 4 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]