One day last week a peregrine falcon swooped down into our backyard and grabbed one of the English sparrows that gather there. He sat on a chair in the adjacent yard and had a leisurely lunch. I had to go out, but Debbie told ,e he hung around for about three hours.
I related all this to Dave in an email having to do with owls and he sent me this by R.S. Thomas:
I related all this to Dave in an email having to do with owls and he sent me this by R.S. Thomas:
Anyone who has seen a peregrine falcon falling like lightning on its prey is sure to experience a certain thrill that makes him feel quite humble. These are the masters of the world of nature. One of the unfailing rules of that world is that life has to die in the cause of life. If there is any other way on this earth, God did not see fit to follow it. This is a doctrine that plays straight into the hands of the strong. As far as this world is concerned, Isaiah’s vision of the wolf dwelling with the lamb, and the leopard lying down with the kid is a myth.
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