Close encounter with a peregrine falcon in downtown gives Boise woman hope

Zealandia Designs is a local jewelry store that sells its products online, but like many business owners, Jenny Byrne is feeling the pinch from the COVID-19 pandemic.

CONCERNS ABOUTTHE FUTURE OF HERJEWELRY STORE...BUT THENSOMETHINGSTRANGE HAPPENED-- GIVING THISWOMAN HOPE.IDAHO NEWS 6REPORTER STEVEDENT HAS THEUNIQUE STORY... OFTHIS WOMAN'SCLOSE ENCOUNTERWITH A PEREGRINEFALCON... IN ANURBANENVIRONMENT.IMAGINE DRIVING INDOWNTOWN BOISEWHEN ALL OF ASUDDEN A YOUNGPEREGRINE FALCONLANDS ON YOURCAR."IT WASBREATHTAKING IJUST COULDN'TBELIEVE MY LUCK."JENNY BYRNECREATED ZEALANDIADESIGNS A JEWELRYCOMPANY THATSPECIALIZES INUSING NATURE TOCRAFT ART BUT THISONLINE BUSINESSHAS ENDURED ATOUGH TIME DURINGTHE CORONAVIRUS."LIKE MANY SMALLBUSINESS OWNERSTHE QUESTIONS ONMY MIND HOW CANOUR JEWELRYCOMPANY SURVIVEAND IT SEEMS LIKETHE ANSWER CAMETO ME WITH THISAWESOMEEXPERIENCE ONTHURSDAY."JENNY BYRNEBELIEVES THEFALCON IS A SIGN OFHOPE BECAUSE SHECREATES JEWELRYINSPIRED BYANIMALS."I USE STERLINGSILVER GEMS ANDANCIENT FOSSILIZEDIVORY WORKINGWITH ANCIENTMAMMOTH IVORYKEEPS ME AWARE OFHOW EASILY SUCH AMAGNIFICENTCREATURE CAN GOEXTINCT."AT ONE POINT THEPEREGRINE FALCONCAME CLOSE TOEXTINCTION ATRAINER AT THEBIRDS OF PREY TOLDME THIS EXPERIENCEIS ENCOURAGINGSHOWING ANEXAMPLE OF HOWWILDLIFE CANCOEXIST WITHHUMANS AND FROMWHAT I LEARNEDJENNY BYRNE GOTTO EXPERIENCEWHAT LIKELY WAS AJUVENILE FALCON'SFIRST FLIGHT AS THISBIRD CAME FROM ANEST ON TOP OF THECAPITOL ONEBUILDING."LUCKILY THE FORCEWAS WITH HER WHENSHE MADE HERSECOND ATTEMPT ATFLIGHT SHE LEFT MYCAR AND DROPPEDCLOSED TO THEGROUND ANDPASSED THROUGHTHE INTERSECTIONWITH BARELY ANYHEIGHTFORTUNATELY HERTIMING WASPERFECT AS THELIGHT CHANGED ASSHE PASSEDTHROUGH."BUT JENNY BYRNETHINKS MORE CAN BEDONE TO PROTECTTHE ANIMALS WESHARE THIS WORLDWITH."IT IS MY HOPE THATWHEN PEOPLE WEARONE OF MY POLARBEARS OR ONE OFMY BEES IT WILLSPARK ACONVERSATION TO EAN UP OUR ACT."BUT IT'S ALSO A ONCEIN A LIFETIMEXPERIENCE JENNYWON'T SOONFORGET."I FELT VERYBLESSED.

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