Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Mid-Atlantic Bird Watching - Spring 2014, 0 by HollyAnnS

HollyAnnS wrote:
Muddy, Our dog Alfie a rescued stray small dog hates birds. Well just not birds anything in his air space, planes included. It is his main job to chase all birds from the trees and bushes in or near his dog run and he especially has a problem with larger birds. We have both wondered if at some time when he was younger and smaller if he had an indecent of some kind with a bird of prey.
This is a terrible pic but the Sharp Shined Hawk that has been lurking around our bird feeder is quite entertaining. All the small birds just disappear in a flash, then the Hawk comes in landing on the bird bath or bird feeder. After a short perusal of the area he flies over to the Holly Hedge and lands on the ground in front of it. Then spends a few minutes walking along the edge and peering into the hedge looking for all those little birds that disappeared into the hedge.