I watched a Redtailed Hawk swoop down and pick up a squirrel in the middle of my back yard. About 20 feet up in the air the squirrel wiggled free and fell to the ground. He staggered off and the hawk did not come back to get him.
I always hope that will happen if a hawk gets one of my cats. How much weight can a hawk carry? Anyone know? One cat is 11 pounds, and the other 14.