Meet the speedy jail birds.

A peregrine falcon watches over its eggs as they begin to hatch on Alcatraz Island. (National Park Service)
A peregrine falcon pair had four chicks in the spring. (National Park Service)
Peregrine falcons rest in the sunshine at Alcatraz Island. (National Park Service)
A full Moon rises above Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, California. (AP/Eric Risberg)
A man rows a boat past Alcatraz Island. (AP/Eric Risberg)

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Do you think a jail is a nice place for a nest? These falcons do! A female and her mate flew to an island. It used to be a prison.

The falcons had four chicks!

Pray: Thank God for more healthy baby peregrine falcons.

Read More: A peregrine falcon hatched in a bell tower nest at the University of California, Berkeley. That was 2018. Scientists put a band on her leg. Lawrencium (Larry) grew up. She paired off with a male. The two found a cave on Alcatraz Island. Alcatraz used to be a prison. Now it is a museum. Larry had four babies. Biologists put up a webcam to watch the nest. The birds grew. They can easily break out of their prison home. They are the fastest birds in the world!

“Let birds fly above the Earth.” (Genesis 1:20)