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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"Harvey The Hurricane Hawk" Hunkers Down With Cabbie During Storm
He just kind of hopped on in and doesnt want to leave. Im not sure what to make of it, the driver said.
A hawk became an unlikely sidekick to a Texas cab driver after seeking refuge inside the mans vehicle and apparently refusing to leave.Houston driver William Bruso said he was stocking up on supplies on Friday ahead of Hurricane Harvey when he returned to find the bird sitting on his passenger seat.
He looks like hes scared. He doesnt know whats going on, Bruso narrates in one of 10 YouTube videos documenting the birds surprise visit. He just kind of hopped on in and doesnt want to leave. Im not sure what to make of it.
Bruso said he tried to shoo the hawk away, to no avail. Videos later showed the animal perched on the door of his parked car, still refusing to fly away. Bruso eventually took the bird inside and gave it chicken hearts to snack on.
Harvey stayed in Brusos home overnight, but a worker with the Texas Wildlife Rehab Coalition was seen scooping the bird up on Saturday and taking it to a shelter for professional care.
Hes been free to go, any time now, but theyre going to take him, Bruso said as a woman with TWRC retrieved Harvey. He may need to be rehabilitated so everyone knows hes in good hands.
A TWRC spokeswoman confirmed to HuffPost in an email on Sunday that the bird is safe with a licensed rehabilitator. She also shared a video of the hawk in a cage.
He has an injury that is preventing him from flying, so would not have survived the storm if he was not picked up, an unidentified woman is heard saying in the video.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/harvey-the-hurricane-hawk_us_59a2cd21e4b06d67e33833a9
Animals are good judges of people. He recognized a safe and compassionate human, which is probably why he wouldn't leave.
KT2000
(20,544 posts)to have taken care of him. Good people too who will see him through his recovery. And what a smart hawk.
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)Glad there are kind people like William Bruso.
KatyMan
(4,146 posts)Imagine if that hawk felt threatened all of the sudden and decided to fuck you up. You'd be in a world of hurt, especially in a closed vehicle. Good for that guy for being so brave.
shenmue
(38,501 posts)TheBlackAdder
(28,072 posts)Amaryllis
(9,523 posts)people outweigh the others; they just don't get as much attention. Why is that?
TheBlackAdder
(28,072 posts)Phoenix61
(16,951 posts)If one person has a lot they must be taking happy away from others. Basically, a bunch of mean spirited dumbasses fucking it up for everybody else.
3catwoman3
(23,812 posts)Be well, Harvey,and heal quickly.
Kudos to Mr. Bruso.
Amaryllis
(9,523 posts)markings.
misanthrope
(7,405 posts)We have a good number of them around here.
lastlib
(22,980 posts)They are beautiful birds! But they generally have a pretty feisty attitude toward humans.
misanthrope
(7,405 posts)Looks like his right wing is sagging a little.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)Plucketeer
(12,882 posts)that is to say, not cat or dog aficionados. One day some years ago, I went out to our garage to find an injured Coopers Hawk taking refuge on a pile of boxes. A local critter rehab place took him to their facility. The two days he was with us, he was not flustered at all by our comings and goings.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)on a bitterly cold February night, in a parking lot while leaving, in a neighboring state where he'd gone to do a job. The motel clerk said a neighboring resident had kittens who were neglected and pretty much on their own, so the kitten rode to his new home in Georgia with our son. Who certainly had had no intention of getting a cat. But that's so often the way.
lastlib
(22,980 posts)Cold, and hungry, and homeless, and alone, and it STILL took your son in! Their generosity can be boundless, as long as you can work the can opener!
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)Our last is gone now, but I'll always be grateful for his company at my lonely desk, especially in winter. He even often could tell when I needed a break from keyboarding, though how he knew the can opener wasn't in my office I don't know.
AllaN01Bear
(17,358 posts)progressoid
(49,825 posts)mopinko
(69,806 posts)that's his problem.
nadine_mn
(3,702 posts)This story is heartwarming and sweet...but it's the fact the guy had chicken hearts that is cracking me up.
The hawk not only knew the guy was an ok human to trust...but also he had tasty snacks.
Gotta add chicken hearts to my grocery list of things to stock in my fridge for animal emergencies.