{"product_id":"berkeley-california-holiday-ornament-peregrine-falcon","title":"Berkeley California Holiday Ornament - Peregrine Falcon","description":"\u003c!-- Berkeley California Holiday Ornament - Peregrine Falcon | Version: R4.3SP FINAL | 2026-10-13 | What changed: GKP keyword layer added over the pre-GKP mini hub (keyword paragraph, keywords meta, article:tag x6, BreadcrumbList + FAQPage x3); five paragraphs, buttons and charity link unchanged --\u003e\n\u003c!-- GKP 370: R1 19\/27 (70.4%); R2 4\/20 (20.0%); two-run 23\/47 (48.9%) | Keywords meta: 23 measured | Embedded in visible text: 10 | article:tag x6 | Store tags unchanged --\u003e\n\u003c!-- IP Clean: town name and Merlin art only; no business, team or brand marks | Content audit: PASS (buttons full width, labels one line, charity linked, local spellings as entities) --\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.mc-orn{max-width:100%;}.mc-orn p{margin:0 0 1em 0;line-height:1.6;}.mc-orn a{color:inherit;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:1px;text-underline-offset:3px;}.mc-orn a.mc-btn{display:block;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;white-space:nowrap;padding:13px 16px;margin:0 0 14px 0;background:#F0EAD6;color:#1a1a1a;border:1px solid #1a1a1a;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.03em;border-radius:4px;}.mc-orn a.mc-btn:hover{background:#E6DEC4;}.mc-orn .mc-spec{font-weight:600;}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mc-orn\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"mc-btn\" href=\"\/collections\/crystal-glass-town-ornaments\"\u003eOther Town \u0026amp; Animal Ornaments\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA peregrine falcon on the parapet of the campus bell tower, a sprig of evergreen in its talons. Berkeley's fastest resident, on the city's tallest perch.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince 2017 a pair of peregrines has nested near the top of the 307-foot campanile, raising chicks in full view of a live camera that half the city watches every spring. Peregrines were nearly wiped out in the 1970s; now the fastest animal on earth hunts pigeons over Telegraph Avenue and dives past the carillon at over 200 miles an hour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe nest became a town event. Hatching days get crowds, fledging days get volunteers on the ground to catch any chick that misjudges a first flight, and the birds have names that locals argue about.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBerkeley has always liked a comeback story. A bird that came back from the edge and chose the most visible spot in the city to raise its young is about as Berkeley as it gets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe peregrine falcon pair on Sather Tower, the Berkeley campanile, has its own peregrine falcon cam and a following far beyond campus. This falcon ornament is a Berkeley Christmas ornament and Berkeley souvenir in one: a bird ornament for anyone who has watched the campanile falcons raise their chicks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mc-spec\"\u003e3-inch faceted crystal glass ornament, white-backed print, line-drawn in 1880s engraving style, your choice of white or gold gift box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery Berkeley ornament ships ready to give, and \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/landing-page-charity\"\u003eprofits support hunger relief\u003c\/a\u003e. 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