Hawks - and other birds (eagles) worry me to death..
I was standing in my sister's back yard last summer - and a hawk came down from high in the sky behind me. I heard the noise of its coming and one of its wings actually passed through my hair -- it was going for a baby quail that was only a few feet in front of me. It didn't get that baby quail - but it certainly didn't mind my being there.
This makes me certain that a person could be only a foot or two away from their little dog - and a hawk would have no fear and wouldn't hesitate to take it before you even knew what happened.
*** I'm always looking for hawks and other birds - But, they can be there and you don't even know it. They can simply be sitting in a nearby tree, and you wouldn't see or nitice them in a million years.
***** This is definitely one of the reasons that I am glad that my little Yorkie grew to be 12 pounds...and maybe even a little more. I've seen the hawks in our area up close --- I'm not sure they could handle a 12-pound dog, but they certainly do live on mice and other small animals and rodents. So, I'm sure they wouldn't hesitate to go after a small Yorkie.
Do you know that an Eagle can see a rabbit a mile away! I'm sure we all know that hawks and eagles have awesome eyesight --- this just means to me that it's not only any of these birds that are close by that we need to worry about. They can come from afar!!!!!!!
PS: My sister's house (that I mentioned above) is in the middle of town - in a residentual area. She does have a lot of pine trees in her neighborhood with lots of squirrals and quail, etc. so, I'm sure this is what attracks the hawks.
Carol Jean |