Bird Watching: Show Us Your Feeders, vol. #16, 1 by mnshutterbug

mnshutterbug wrote:
Speaking of hawks, I'm going to pick up 1/2 dozen crow decoys today and see if that trick works. With predicted wind gusts of 50 mph today, I'll wait til tomorrow to hang them in the tree. I just hope it doesn't attract too many crows. :) I know a resident hawk is keeping my birds away.

DYZZY, it sounds like your culprit is a Sharp-shinned Hawk, I had one in my tree yesterday. They are very good birdie hunters.

I love the pic of the Red-belly. I've never actually seen the tongue on one.

Here is a pic of a Cooper's Hawk, which is very similar to the Sharp-shinned, except much larger. He had just finished a meal of Grackle.