A Hawk’s Second Chance After a Window Strike | Meredith Folger Amon
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The Christmas Gift I Did Not Expect: A Hawk’s Second Chance
A couple of weeks ago, I was at my Orange Beach office when something outside our wall of windows stopped me mid-step. A beautiful hawk was on its side, completely still. For a moment, I truly thought it was gone.
Then I saw a black cat standing on top of it, poised to pounce. I watched for what felt like an eternity (probably a minute), and the bird never moved. I raised my hand instinctively and the cat bolted. I called to my broker, and we stepped outside together.
Up close, the hawk still didn’t move. My broker gently tapped near it, and suddenly the bird rolled over, pushed itself upright, and simply looked at us. Its wing was…
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