carol5208
Chameleon Enthusiast
So I don't know if any of you saw my last post and a picture of my Romeo perched outside on one of "his branches" and my mention of keeping a close eye out for birds. Well I usually try and get him outside in the a.m. and then every afternoon if possible for some sun. So I got home and put him in his hibiscus tree which has all a variety of branches for him to climb and bask. I am sitting there watching him bask in his glory and admiring him. Now, I am not a chameleon so my eyes cannot see 360 degrees but I can see everywhere but behind me. So, I am sitting there kinda crouched down in my chair, which luckily sits up high because they are like swivel bar stools and I look up and I see Romeo instantly turn dark and skinny. With that, out of the right corner of my eye I see something about eye level and it is the huge talons of a hawk getting ready to scoop Romeo up! It happened so fast and that bird came outta nowhere. Real quiet too, and just swooped right in. Well, I just freaked as you can imagine and as it passed my head I actually swatted its talons and hit the bird and threw it off balance. It swerved to the right and just flew up over the fence. Well, I was just floored that this Hawk had the audacity to even attempt this while I was sitting there. I have seen Hawks in the trees with snakes so I have always been quite aware that my chameleon could be a prey of interest. So that's my story, Romeo is fine,and I am fine now that it took me awhile to get my heart beating back to normal and this story has a happy ending thank god!!!! I am still shaking!!!
