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Meet a master falconer who trains birds on Kansas' grasslands

Monte Markley read “My Side of the Mountain” as a kid and was captivated by the story of a boy and his falcon. He’s now a master falconer, training his bird on the grasslands of Kansas.

NPR’s Brian Mann reports.

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