The Hawk and the Squirrel

Last week, in my little tucked away area in Westwood, I saw something that I still can’t believe I saw.

It was on one of those warm days last week – was a little bit windy.

I was standing outside my building, taking in a little sun and smoking a cigarette. Squirrels are all over here, so it wasn’t unusual to see one running down this patch of grass in front of my building.

What was unusual was to see a giant hawk trying to make a landing with his giant claws out ready to grab on to the squirrel.

The squirrel got away – made it under a bush. The hawk landed for a few seconds, saw me and flew away.

Actually, the size and the face on the hawk scared me a little. I had to jump back.

Thinking about it later, in all my years of city living, I have never seen anything like this.

Have you?

(Photo from flickr.com)