Identifier: cu31924084757206 (find matches)
Title: The peregrine falcon at the eyrie
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Heatherley, Francis
Subjects: Peregrine falcon
Publisher: London, "Country life" (etc.) New York, C. Scribner's sons
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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the camera. ■ King suggested movinghim, so putting on my gloves I slowly approached him, and stillmore slowly brought a hand to each side and then gingerly liftedand carried him to the chosen site. I photographed him there withthe remains of a puffin at his feet, but was not very satisfied, as hedeclined to stand on his talons, but sat on his tarsi with his talonslooking paralysed. Then as he behaved so well King suggestedbringing the rest alongside of him and making a group. So, verycautiously, I seized the others, the smaller male being found in theeyrie. When they were all gathered together the male I had firstposed looked so bad that in desperation I gave him a dig in thestomach, when he immediately rose on his talons to avoid fallingover. After I had posed them King pointed out that the dockleaves made a very bad background, but on the principle of halfa loaf I thought it best not to risk scaring them either by puUingthe docks up or transporting the birds once more. There is no
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o o z w (J 62 Overlords of the air. doubt about the Peregrine being a noble ; these young Peregrinesseemed prepared to meet unflinchingly whatever fate might havein store for them, and although their parents were both wheelingoverhead, screaming blue murder, they themselves seemed toconsider it bad form to show any sign of fear. Although for allthey knew it meant instant execution, they were undismayed, and

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