The Peregrine Falcons
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| The peregrines would preen each other many times in the next few weeks. Their fierce, strong beaks, designed and skillfully used for tearing meat, could also be used with great delicacy to express affection, through preening and billing. Zeus and Artemis would often touch beaks, nibbling and playing. As darkness fell, the two peregrines moved to their night perch. This was a long ledge so narrow that the birds had to stand sideways on it. Although to human eyes it looked uncomfortable, the ledge had one feature that made it a perfect sleeping place for the falcons—an overhang. On their narrow night ledge the birds were protected from biting wind and icy rain. They could sleep comfortably through any storm. The next day Zeus and Artemis awoke at dawn when the first rays of sunlight from the east struck the cliff. They spent the next two hours on the ledge, preening and billing and just looking around. By eight o'clock both birds were airborne. They seemed to be aware of one another, but they did not fly together. Each seemed to be flying for its own enjoyment. | ||||
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The Peregrine Falcons
96 pages, black & white
6.5" x 9", hardcover
reinforced binding
Autographed by Alice Schick
96 pages, black & white
6.5" x 9", hardcover
reinforced binding
Autographed by Alice Schick
