Dream: Hawk Jumps on Me

I'm outside at a sort of Dude Ranch / Farm / Park area. I notice that there is a hawk caught in a barbed wire about ten yards away from me. My urge is to free the bird. But instead I point out the situation to a girl nearby, and she goes and frees the hawk.

I’m relieved to see that the hawk is unharmed. It flies away in the opposite direction a bit low to the ground. But then it turns and comes toward me. I turn away and crouch down. It lands on my neck and head, and it pinches my right ear with its beak, gently, not drawing blood, but just holding it. I remain very still so as not to alarm it, and to prevent it from acting more aggressively. I stay like this for a minute or two. I’m not sure what to do. Maybe someone will notice and remove it.

I’m reminded of a time when I played with a cat and it suddenly grabbed my hand with its claws. Whenever I tried to pull away, it would dig its claws in deeper to hold on tighter.