CH. I. BUZZARDS AND PEREGRINES. 17 



We found that the peregrine's nest would have 

 been quite inaccessible even to our experienced 

 and bold climber but for his long spoon. 



All the time that we had been engaged at the 

 buzzard's nest two pair of hawks were hovering 

 about us, keeping certainly at a respectful dis- 

 tance. It was interesting to observe the different 

 flights of the two kinds of hawk the buzzards 

 sailing to and fro with slow but powerful wing, 

 and wheeling in large circles ; while the peregrines 

 dashed about, turning with rapid and sudden 

 swoops, sometimes below us and sometimes sud- 

 denly shooting high up into the mist, when we 

 could only tell their exact situation by their shrill 

 and angry cries. The buzzards uttered a kind of 

 low complaining cry, of quite a different expression 

 and note, as they floated to and fro below us. 



