How strange!

When I've been chased from a nesting area either the bird dives at me or tries to lead me away. I've stood below a bald eagle's nest and just got glowered at. Raptors nest high up, you couldn't have been close enough to grab an egg or baby out of the nest.

Pretty sure the bird didn't have rabies.

Escaped pet hawk? It doesn't sound like it was diving at you but trying to land. I believe falconers swing a lure around to attract the bird.

If you continue to see the bird perhaps contact a falconry group to see if anybody has lost a bird?

Oh maybe? Thank you for that. Do they try and land on you from behind. It seemed like it was trying fight. I don't know anything about birds of prey but it seemed it was after my dog and then me for scaring it off. It kept coming out of nowhere. Maybe his owner has a dog and is very handsome or something. :)

If a hawk is 'coming after you' then you've ventured WAY too close to their nest and/or nest tree. Heed their warnings and steer clear of their nesting area. In a little less than 2 weeks the fledglings will have flown and the hawks won't care where you walk or where you go. I actually have a video of a hawk perched on one of our bird baths in our yard. I was 10-12 feet away from it and just arrived home when it flew into the yard hunting birds. It didn't care that I was there and tucked one foot and got comfortable. Hawks ONLY care about humans when they're nesting and have young that haven't fledged, and also when humans are attacking them or frightening them (putting them on defense).

Hawklets fledge quickly, so give it time when this happens and make a wide berth away from their nest and nest tree. When hawks are 'dive bombing' you... they're protecting their young and see you as a predator... which you are. Plain and simple they know we're at the top of the food chain and are doing their parental duty and protecting their babies.

Also, hawks aren't the only ones who do this. Bluejays, mockingbirds, crows (crows and mockingbirds learn faces, so if you harm, scare or challenge them, or kill one of their own... they will NOT EVER forget what you did, nor will they forget your face). There's a documentary you can watch to see the studies done and see video of how they recognize faces and their reactions.

"All monsters are human." Not only a true statement but it's one all wildlife knows.

Kathy Yata It doesn't matter if one is up high enough to grab the hawk's young, they will always defend their nest no matter what. And there's no such thing as a 'pet hawk.' Hawks are federally protected under the Migratory Bird Act, and a wild animal is a wild animal... meaning... even a bird of prey raised for falconry etc will not accept anyone but their handler(s) and will bite and/or attack a stranger.

And no, birds don't get rabies.

There is a building in my town that has a sidewalk running infront of it. There is a sign that warn passerbys of swooping hawks as there is a nest in the trees near the walkway. Every year the hawks return and every year people bring their umbrella to walk the pathway so they won't get raked by talons.