CH. I. BUZZARDS AND PEREGRINES. 17 



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 distance. 

 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 suddenly shooting high 

 up into the mist, when we could only tell their exact 

 situation by their shrill and angry cries. The buz- 

 zards uttered a kind of low complaining cry, of 

 quite a different expression and note, as they floated 

 to and fro below us. 



