How does the fastest animal on earth dive through the sky at 200 miles per hour? Discover how God engineered a peregrine falcon with super speed, and what this wandering bird teaches us about our journey through life.

Here’s our trail map:

• How Fast Is a Peregrine Falcon?
• Where Do Peregrine Falcons Live?
• Are Peregrine Falcons Endangered?
• How Are We Pilgrims On Earth?

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Related Lessons to listen to next:

• How Do Birds Fly? Episode 20: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/d39eec7d-4aca-4cba-b088-539424884c99/
• Other episodes about specific birds: https://thenaturaltheologyproject.com/bird-podcast-for-kids/

Eryn's Books:

• Where Wonder Leads: An Adventure in God's Wild and Wonderful World: https://thenaturaltheologyproject.com/wonder
• Made to Marvel: 52 Family Devotions Exploring the Wild Wonders of God's Creation: https://thenaturaltheologyproject.com/marvel
• The Nature of Rest: What the Bible and Creation Teach Us About Sabbath Living: https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Rest-Creation-Sabbath-Living/dp/0825448891
• Rooted in Wonder: Nurturing Your Family's Faith Through God's Creation: https://www.amazon.com/Rooted-Wonder-Nurturing-Familys-Creation/dp/0825447615
• 936 Pennies: Discovering the Joy of Intentional Parenting: https://www.amazon.com/936-Pennies-Discovering-Intentional-Parenting/dp/0764219782

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• Free Peregrine Falcon Coloring Sheet: https://thenaturaltheologyproject.com/how-fast-is-a-peregrine-falcon/
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Scriptures Referenced in This Episode:

“It was by faith Abraham obeyed God’s call to go to another place God promised to give him. He left his own country, not knowing where he was to go. It was by faith that he lived like a foreigner in the country God promised to give him. He lived in tents with Isaac and Jacob, who had received that same promise from God. Abraham was waiting for the city that has real foundations—the city planned and built by God.” Hebrews 11:8-10 (NCV)

“...they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.” Hebrews 11:13b (NKJV)

“They were waiting for a better country—a heavenly country. So God is not ashamed to be called their God, because he has prepared a city for them.” Hebrews 11:16 (NCV)

“We know that our body—the tent we live in here on earth—will be destroyed. But when that happens, God will have a house for us. It will not be a house made by human hands; instead, it will be a home in heaven that will last forever… So we always have courage. We know that while we live in this body, we are away from the Lord. We live by what we believe, not by what we can see. So I say that we have courage. We really want to be away from this body and be at home with the Lord. Our only goal is to please God whether we live here or there” 2 Corinthians 5:1, 6-9 (NCV)

Terms Learned in This Episode:

• Falcon: A group of 39 (some say 35-40) bird species in the Falco genus characterized by pointed wings, swift flight, predatory hunting, diurnal behavior, and a tomial tooth.
• Tomial Tooth: A small sharp notch on a falcon’s beak that helps it quickly kill prey by biting into the neck.
• Keel Bone: the large ridge of bone down the center of a bird’s breastbone where powerful flight muscles attach.
• Pectoralis Major Muscle: a large chest muscle that pulls a bird’s wings downward during flight.
• Supracoracoideus Muscle: A muscle beneath the pectoralis major muscle, responsible for the upward pull of the wing.
• Nasal Tubercle: A small cone-shaped bump inside a falcon’s nostril that helps control rushing air when the falcon dives at very high speeds.
• Nictitating Membrane: A bird’s “third eyelid” that slides across the eye to keep it clean and wet.
• Pilgrim: Someone who travels far to find a new home or to follow God in an important way.

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