His First Flight

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Across
  1. 7. gather
  2. 12. moving lightly over an area,surface
  3. 13. sorrowfully
  4. 14. eat at great speed
  5. 15. dive
  6. 16. head downwards
  7. 17. edge
  8. 19. flying with one wing higher than the other
  9. 21. shining with great heat,burning
  10. 22. die of hunger
  11. 24. flying upward
Down
  1. 1. sharpening
  2. 2. rubbed
  3. 3. mockingly
  4. 4. beating lightly
  5. 5. smoothing feathers with beak
  6. 6. feeling sleepy
  7. 8. stopped
  8. 9. to move wings up and down
  9. 10. a narrow horizontal shelf
  10. 11. moving with an action resembling a horse's leap
  11. 17. signalling
  12. 18. lack of courage
  13. 20. very fearful
  14. 23. wavy edges