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At the same time, he used a forefinger to lightly stroke the peregrine's plumage.
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At the same time, he used a forefinger to lightly stroke the peregrine's plumage.
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Then he raised his left forearm up to ear level -- and in a soft puff of air the peregrine's wings spread and she was airborne.
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The stare held steadily as Laura cooed softly to the bird, and with a move as smooth and expert as Charles himself had, drew the soft leather rufter over Jezebel's head, darkening the peregrine's world.
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Charles drew a soft leather hood from under his belt and looped it expertly over the peregrine's head and eyes, fastening it under her beak at the neck.
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The stare held steadily as Laura cooed softly to the bird, and with a move as smooth and expert as Charles himself had, drew the soft leather rufter over Jezebel's head, darkening the peregrine's world.
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Charles drew a soft leather hood from under his belt and looped it expertly over the peregrine's head and eyes, fastening it under her beak at the neck.
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Then he raised his left forearm up to ear level -- and in a soft puff of air the peregrine's wings spread and she was airborne.
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Yet, though they lacked the peregrine's sleek elegance, they were magnificent birds, huge and haughty.
Through Wolfs Eyes 2001
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His clear grey eyes were as piercing as a peregrine's and the impression he usually gave was of a tightly coiled spring about to burst loose.
Moonheart De Lint, Charles, 1951- 1990
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