American Kestrels

 Found another use for having a dog. Had a particularly bad nightmare. I've learned over the years how to handle the usual ones - falling, can't find something, running away, can't reach a destination, buried alive, having a perfect life. I can sometimes redirect where the dream is going even before I wake up.

Otherwise, I figure out what probably caused the dream and fix the issue.  This wasn't one of the usual and I woke up shaken. Indy was right there by my leg, When she realized I was awake she wiggled up until I could pet her head and we both dozed off peacefully. Pets turn out to be excellent 'security blankies.'