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Kitten got saved by the windshield (Original Post)
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Karadeniz
(24,037 posts)1. Whoa....scary !!!
mitch96
(15,076 posts)2. That hawk has that quizzical look..... like "how did you do that?"...nt
oasis
(52,142 posts)3. After a brief pause, "Okay, I'm outta here".

sl8
(16,297 posts)5. I don't think so.
I'm pretty sure that the video below is the original. Of course, that doesn't rule out it being AI, but it does sway me. The same user has posted other videos of the same kitten.
KITTEN ALMOST EATEN BY HAWK
Gabriel M
2023 Dec 27
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NOT STAGED: This scene is actually the second attack, occurring shortly after the near identical 1st attack, which totally surprised me....im sipping coffee looking down on my phone when I hear crows and strange noises coming from my hood. Ii look up and though i saw a giant seagull then quickly realized its a hawk or eagle when he charged the kitten's glass forcefield. I scared it away & it flew to that same spot. Seeing that hawk can't damage the glass or car i quickly opened the camera and got ready for a possible 2nd atrack and record an amazing sight. Nobody was hurt, no scratches on glass or paint, kitten too young to be comprehend and be afraid. She's doing great and survival instincts have kicked in.
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I appreciate your response and views.
Craziest thing I've ever seen. I was parked in McDonald's parking lot in LOS ANGELES (Ladera Heights) drinking my coffee and this giant hawk came from nowhere and landed on my windshield. It's saw my baby kitten from who knows how far away, tried to atrack it through glass and wouldn't leave even as i drove away through the strip mall. The chicken on roids is actually a juvenile Red Tailed Hawk or a baby rodan perhaps.
NEVER LEAVE PETS UNATTENDED ANYWHERE. This video proves that so many missing small & medium pets that were last seen,let or escaped outside probably met the fate of what you see here minus the forcefield.
Kitten: "Cheetah" female American/domestic short-hair tabby 5 weeks old at the time of the video.
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Gabriel M
2023 Dec 27
[...]
NOT STAGED: This scene is actually the second attack, occurring shortly after the near identical 1st attack, which totally surprised me....im sipping coffee looking down on my phone when I hear crows and strange noises coming from my hood. Ii look up and though i saw a giant seagull then quickly realized its a hawk or eagle when he charged the kitten's glass forcefield. I scared it away & it flew to that same spot. Seeing that hawk can't damage the glass or car i quickly opened the camera and got ready for a possible 2nd atrack and record an amazing sight. Nobody was hurt, no scratches on glass or paint, kitten too young to be comprehend and be afraid. She's doing great and survival instincts have kicked in.
25% speed highly recommended for detailed viewing in max resolution avail.
I appreciate your response and views.
Craziest thing I've ever seen. I was parked in McDonald's parking lot in LOS ANGELES (Ladera Heights) drinking my coffee and this giant hawk came from nowhere and landed on my windshield. It's saw my baby kitten from who knows how far away, tried to atrack it through glass and wouldn't leave even as i drove away through the strip mall. The chicken on roids is actually a juvenile Red Tailed Hawk or a baby rodan perhaps.
NEVER LEAVE PETS UNATTENDED ANYWHERE. This video proves that so many missing small & medium pets that were last seen,let or escaped outside probably met the fate of what you see here minus the forcefield.
Kitten: "Cheetah" female American/domestic short-hair tabby 5 weeks old at the time of the video.
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