And again the hawk.....

This morning Zippy and I had only been out a minute and were walking down the driveway (rake in hand like a servant following the Maharajah with a fan) when the hawk flew over our heads. He was a little higher this time (maybe 30 or 40 feet) and landed in the very top of a pine tree by the house and sat there screeching at us. We walked on and he was no longer visible to me , as my shift in direction caused the branches to block him from view, but I could still hear him for quite a while. That's why we could not see him the other day when he was in the trees across the driveway. In the dead trees he sticks out like a sore thumb, but the pine branches give him cover and he can just wait there. Most of the time he is not quiet, however I must ALWAYS be alert......

The hawk

We've been back from TN for a couple of weeks. I've been catching up on yard work and sweating. It's been hot. It was hot and pretty dry before we left and now it's hot and humid. We are having more afternoon thunderstorms and I guess that helps while they are happening. It's 7:30 a.m. 80 degrees, feels like 85 with 90% humidity. Ick! With all the rain, the grass really needs to be mowed a couple of times a week where we have St. Augustine.

There has been a big hawk hanging around the area for more than a week. Last week when I went out with Zippy in the morning the hawk flew down the driveway only 10 or 12 feet off the ground. Fortunately Zippy was still on the porch. He is small and looks rather like a little bunny running around. Even if the hawk could not carry him away, he could certainly hurt him terribly and I will not let that happen. I now carry a rake with me and stay close to little Zip all of the time. The hawk usually waits in a large dead pine out in back. Yesterday morning he was in a tree right across the driveway and screeching that horrible, hoarse call over and over. Please go away hawk!!!