Cognizance

COGNIZANCE

-noun

1. knowledge; acknowledgment

2. take cognizance of  to take notice of; acknowledge, especially officially

3. the range or scope of knowledge or perception

4. law

a. the right of a court to hear and determine a cause or matter

b. knowledge of certain facts upon which the court must act without requiring proof

c. chiefly US . confession

5. heraldry . a distinguishing badge or bearing

In view of its bumbling flight
Followed by
Crash landing in my book
I had problems refusing the creature
Its due cognizance