Let's Hear it for the Little Guys

I saw a hawk today (or some other equally large and majestic looking predatory bird.) He was flying across the highway being pecked at by two birds who looked almost tiny by comparison. They were about the size of the hawk's head.

It was a a little scarey - mostly because the hawk swooped to probably only 10 feet above the car, I suppose in at attempt to shake his attackers. But it was also a little cool to see.

I kept thinking of victims standing up to a bully. And in this situation, as we hope happens in all instances, the bully was backing down in response. Heck he was retreating.

I don't suppose this particular hawk will never again bother little birds. Nature is nature. But it was nice that these particular little birds got their way.