Hawks aren't afraid of much. We live out in the country and I've watched hawks dive on cats that are out hunting mice. I've seen smaller birds gang up on a hawk or crow, repeatedly diving on it to chase it away from the trees, but we've also watched the hawk flip over and shred a bird that was attacking it. Last year several geese were walking around the back of the pond and a hawk landed 50ft away. It did a goofy, hopping walk through the grass toward the geese and they left.
I've gone through the web looking at all kinds of opinions on this, some stating that a hawk will not go after anything that it can't carry away, but out here there are rabbits that are bigger than Reesie and a hawk has no trouble with these things.
Keep your little ones on a short leash if you have hawks or owls around, and never leave them outside alone. Best thing would be to treat them like they're one of your kids. |