White Rock area resident David Werther snapped this hawk at White Rock Lake
A couple of neighborhood residents captured hawks — looking majestic — on camera.
As we reported in a 2008 story (wow – I have worked here that long), hawks, while beautiful, can be dangerous to small animals such as squirrels and rabbits. They even can make a meal out of a small dog or cat.
“Red-tailed hawks are known to snatch up animals twice their size, one expert told us. Witnesses confirm: One White Rock-area resident says she has seen a hawk swoop down and nab a squirrel.”
Spotted in the Woodbridge neighborhood of Lake Highlands, by Darrell Richter
In fact, after shooting a photo of the below hawk at White Rock Lake, David Werther says it dove from its branch to snatch up a squirrel.
Squirrel-stalking hawk, by David Werther
“It really startled the two other people who were photographing the hawk with me,” Werther notes. “The squirrel wasn’t too crazy about the whole program either.”
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