. The birds of the British Isles and their eggs . ^€ .^. Buzzard. ^?-m- ^^^ Honey-Buzzardc I //. 145- y 335- PEREGRINE FALCON. 335 ling earthward, headless or with back ripped open, amidst acloud ot feathers. Immediately after giving the fatal blow withthe hind claw the destroyer shoots upward, descending later toenjoy its meal. The rush of a stooping Peregrine when heardat close quarters is like the sound of a rocket. I have seena Peregrine stand on the grass close to a bunch of Wigeonwhich were crouching under the bank, waiting for them to riseand give it an opportunity, but the same tactics
. The birds of the British Isles and their eggs . ^€ .^. Buzzard. ^?-m- ^^^ Honey-Buzzardc I //. 145- y 335- PEREGRINE FALCON. 335 ling earthward, headless or with back ripped open, amidst acloud ot feathers. Immediately after giving the fatal blow withthe hind claw the destroyer shoots upward, descending later toenjoy its meal. The rush of a stooping Peregrine when heardat close quarters is like the sound of a rocket. I have seena Peregrine stand on the grass close to a bunch of Wigeonwhich were crouching under the bank, waiting for them to riseand give it an opportunity, but the same tactics are not alwaysemployed, nor is the meal invariably secured. A homingPigeon, crossing the Dee estuary, was persistently chased, butby smart turns and repeated sudden drops almost to the marshit succeeded in outwitting the much quicker bird ; on anotheroccasion a small wader about the size of a Sanderling eludedevery stoop by similar drops, and would have escaped had notthe Peregrine suddenly changed its methods, and, followingevery turn and twist of it
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