But this one sure ain't no dog! I live near the city limits and this one was found taking a leisurely stroll for lunch across the street from my previous house.
This hawk insisted on right-of-way over his scraps until I managed to sneak by.
When these field critters get comfortable in your neighborhood like this they're not afraid of people anymore. Watch your house critters or they might become a snack.
In my city you gotta watch out for deer everywhere. Literally everywhere. Can spot them crossing streets in downtown neighborhoods during the day, they give no fucks.
@Classy I lived in a college town, where the local population could not agree on any method to eliminate deer (because that would be cruel) so the deer lived everywhere and anywhere with impunity.
We have lots in our neighbourhood. I live downtown in a fairly large city and They live down in the woods by the ravine. It’s not uncommon to see them walking down the sidewalk or in school yards. Will almost always see one if you walk the bike paths by the creek. I haven’t heard of any issues here but in a nearby city there have been reports if them chasing people walking small dogs
I guess I'm 'that guy', alas. not aiming to be a jerk or anything, but what you're labeling a hawk is better identified as a buzzard. technically a turkey vulture, or a 'weak talon'd new world vulture'. theyre [mostly incorrectly] lumped into the 'birds of prey' group with hawks, but tend to be much larger than most hawks and stay pretty much focused on cleanup aspects on already dead things. not that you are incorrect with the overall thesis on pet danger, just not much from this guy.
just pointing out something I noticed. cool captures.
We have had pets snatched by coyotes around here. My dog also tried to make friends with a bob cat. Fortunately there is a fence and the cat was on the other side of it.
@PatKirby She squirted it with a hose and it ran away. It had a dead squirrel in its mouth and started getting defensive and snarling as soon as she came outside.
