If he Espies a tempting morsel he drops like a stone, and alights on a spot almost exactly below him-a power which few birds seem to possess.
"Wild Life in a Southern County"
Richard Jefferies
In this situation he remains; but not long, until some one of the condors, with his far-piercing glance, Espies the ensanguined object, and comes swooping downward.
"The Boy Hunters"
Captain Mayne Reid
"The creature is about to pounce on some deer he sees feeding in the thicket," whispered John; "or perhaps he Espies a tapir, and hopes to bring it to the ground."
"On the Banks of the Amazon"
W.H.G. Kingston