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A query about hawks.

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Hey Greg, so I was out on the trails today, and I could swear this hawk was using the sun to blind me. Is this a common tactic they use, or was my imagination running?
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Sounds like imagination to me. Have to think past what you perceive is happening to this step: To what purpose would a hawk attempt to blind me?

The answer is a fairly simple "Nothing, because I'm way bigger than he/she is, and they wouldn't dare come at me."

They are pretty fascinating creatures, though, who have some very interesting habits. Sounds like you had a grand day out!
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Nice thank you :) just thought maybe they were guarding a nest. There was a larger one and a smaller. The large one had a deeper screech. I've been seeing them each time I've been that way.
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Bit late in the year to have nestlings. Pretty much all hawks should have fledged by now and be on their way to being self-sustaining passagers. The screeching you're hearing may very likely be an angsty teenager yelling "Feed me" to mom, who is kicking them out of her territory.
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Lol "Go get a job"
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Eeeeeexactly.
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