lure

The hawk’s lure is a training aid used with hunting hawks, depicted as a feathered ball on a short line. A Complete Guide to Heraldry, A.C. Fox-Davies, Bonanza (re-print of 1909 Edition), New York, 1978, P301. Like all images relating to hunting it can largely be taken at face value, as being associated with armigers who enjoy the passions of the hunt.