Son lives in mountains and falcons are frequent flyers there. Against the background of Pike's Peak, the predatory birds soar over the open fields looking for prey. Once a ground squirrel is spotted, the falcon circles ever lower until the final descent to clinch the hapless animal with its powerful talons. The entire hunt may take just a few seconds, but to observers it's almost balletic and so graceful to behold. My son never tires of watching this spectacle, and I gave him the falcon necklace to remind him of the power and beauty of Nature's forces.