I think it was both ways too, but they were looking to you as their protection more. How sweet.I love it when I hear the crows making noise because it usually means they are harassing the hawks and keeping then other wise busy so they can't be eyeing my flock.I'm sure a lot of you already know this but runners are amazing animals.
Yesterday I was out side with them taken more pictures and all the sudden they stopped talking and frozze in place. Before I new it I was surrounded on all sides. Took me a second to figure out what was going on. They all had there heads tilted to one side and they all was looking up. So I did the same. I jumped up and got between my flock and what I seen in the sky. Two hawks where checking out what was for dinner. While we all watched them a small flock of birds came in and chased the would be killers away. To much excitement let me tell ya. The thing is. Was my flock protecting me or was I protecting them? Or was it going both ways? I believe we was protecting each other.