Bird Watching: Hawk Attack ..., 1 by IRIS

IRIS wrote:
I was out gardening and decided to take a break and sit down, As I sat there, I watched a squirrel come in close and climb my rose trellis ( He was about 4 or 5 ft away) It was odd, because he stopped there and made all kinds of little minute chatter, and then he went the rest of the way up the trellis, Onto the patio canopy, And down to go onto the other side of the fence , Where he was on the left side of me ( About 8-10 ft away now) And then.........................BOOM!!! In flew a redtail hawk and picked him off!! The hawk looked huge being so close and having his wings spread open!!! He took the squirrel up into a huge oak tree where he sat with it for a short while before he flew off with it ... I tried to get a few photos, But, He was a ways off and up a ways in the tree and I kinda rushed at the photos because I expected him to take off at any moment, But, Got a few shots anyway, It was quite the experience seeing him that close though it was only a matter of seconds that he flew in a took the squirrel! I did feel bad for the squirrel, But, It is part of nature though sometimes disheartning.