This is going to sound like a dream, but it's not.I was driving home from work in my wife's Ford Escort when I noticed large wings flapping above me. At first I thought it was a crow.
But then it gradually descended while keeping ahead of the car. I noticed it was a red-tailed hawk. It was pacing the car, flying directly in front of me and a bit above me. I was going about 35 mph.
The raptor started slowing, so I applied the brake a bit. I wanted to keep it in sight. Then it drifted to the left side of the road. It slowed even more and sank lower.
At one point, the bird and I were level and neck-&-neck, and we were just one car width apart. I turned my head to watch it. But then it either slowed dramatically or veered away. I almost think it swooped down to catch a mouse because I thought I heard a squeak as I left it behind.
Somewhere a hawk is dreaming about how it escorted an Escort.
Note: The Picture is borrowed from Chattanooga Nature Center.
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Hey there! I love when raptors visit our little world! We had a Coopers Hawk in our yard recently...at the time, I thought it was just hangin out cuz it liked our yard and wanted to say "HI". But, soon I noticed that all the cute little birds disappeared from the bird feeders (they didn't come back for about a week).
Hmmmm...guess the Hawk came by for a snack...not really for a visit!
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