That Mean Old Bird

Bootsie is being terrorized by a scissortail flycatcher. I really didn't know
they were so aggressive! It dive-bombs her everytime she goes outside.

I have a gnatcatcher in my yard. I love that bird! It sits on a malibu light
then swoops and catches flies near my animal cages with a little satisfied
"snap" when it grabs each one. It can eat probably five per minutes. My cat
Mimi likes to stalk it but she has no chance. I guess I'm lucky that the
gnatcatcher leaves Mimi and Patches alone. Crows on the other hand like to
swoop and try to peck the white spot on Patches back. I have no idea why they
do this. Sometimes he can't even move and I have to go get him and bring him
in. FTR my yard is completely enclosed with 8 foot fences. Cats can't get out.

Bootsie is being terrorized by a scissortail flycatcher. I really didn't know
they were so aggressive! It dive-bombs her everytime she goes outside.

I have a gnatcatcher in my yard. I love that bird! It sits on a malibu light
then swoops and catches flies near my animal cages with a little satisfied
"snap" when it grabs each one. It can eat probably five per minutes. My cat
Mimi likes to stalk it but she has no chance. I guess I'm lucky that the
gnatcatcher leaves Mimi and Patches alone. Crows on the other hand like to
swoop and try to peck the white spot on Patches back. I have no idea why they
do this. Sometimes he can't even move and I have to go get him and bring him
in. FTR my yard is completely enclosed with 8 foot fences. Cats can't get out.

Bootsie is being terrorized by a scissortail flycatcher. I really didn't know
they were so aggressive! It dive-bombs her everytime she goes outside.

I have a gnatcatcher in my yard. I love that bird! It sits on a malibu light
then swoops and catches flies near my animal cages with a little satisfied
"snap" when it grabs each one. It can eat probably five per minutes. My cat
Mimi likes to stalk it but she has no chance. I guess I'm lucky that the
gnatcatcher leaves Mimi and Patches alone. Crows on the other hand like to
swoop and try to peck the white spot on Patches back. I have no idea why they
do this. Sometimes he can't even move and I have to go get him and bring him
in. FTR my yard is completely enclosed with 8 foot fences. Cats can't get out.

Bootsie is being terrorized by a scissortail flycatcher. I really didn't know
they were so aggressive!

You could make sure you have no flies for the flycatcher to eat then he won't
come around. Do you have a compost pile? Smelly flowers? Trash cans with no
lids? I have litter boxes in my skunk cages and even though I clean them three
times a day, there are still flies, drives me nuts.

Bootsie is being terrorized by a scissortail flycatcher. I really didn't know
they were so aggressive!

You could make sure you have no flies for the flycatcher to eat then he won't
come around. Do you have a compost pile? Smelly flowers? Trash cans with no
lids? I have litter boxes in my skunk cages and even though I clean them three
times a day, there are still flies, drives me nuts.

Bootsie is being terrorized by a scissortail flycatcher. I really didn't know
they were so aggressive!

You could make sure you have no flies for the flycatcher to eat then he won't
come around. Do you have a compost pile? Smelly flowers? Trash cans with no
lids? I have litter boxes in my skunk cages and even though I clean them three
times a day, there are still flies, drives me nuts.

On 18 Aug 2004 10:23:44 GMT, itty (Sherry ) wrote:

Bootsie is being terrorized by a scissortail flycatcher. I really didn't know
they were so aggressive! It dive-bombs her everytime she goes outside. She
first just acted very nonplussed about the whole situation, and now she acts
afraid! She ducks her head and scans the sky as soon as she steps outside. And
invariably, here it comes! Yoda said, "Boots, just kill it, eat it, and be done
with it." Frank, being the more sensitive of the three, says it's the state
bird and a protected species, and she better not. She looks so confused.
My middle child is constantly hammered by the Mockingbirds around
here. Sometimes he does not want to go out of the house. The youngest,
on the other hand, terrorizes the birds. He is the "mighty hunter" of
the group.

On 18 Aug 2004 10:23:44 GMT, itty (Sherry ) wrote:

Bootsie is being terrorized by a scissortail flycatcher. I really didn't know
they were so aggressive! It dive-bombs her everytime she goes outside. She
first just acted very nonplussed about the whole situation, and now she acts
afraid! She ducks her head and scans the sky as soon as she steps outside. And
invariably, here it comes! Yoda said, "Boots, just kill it, eat it, and be done
with it." Frank, being the more sensitive of the three, says it's the state
bird and a protected species, and she better not. She looks so confused.
My middle child is constantly hammered by the Mockingbirds around
here. Sometimes he does not want to go out of the house. The youngest,
on the other hand, terrorizes the birds. He is the "mighty hunter" of
the group.

On 18 Aug 2004 10:23:44 GMT, itty (Sherry ) wrote:

Bootsie is being terrorized by a scissortail flycatcher. I really didn't know
they were so aggressive! It dive-bombs her everytime she goes outside. She
first just acted very nonplussed about the whole situation, and now she acts
afraid! She ducks her head and scans the sky as soon as she steps outside. And
invariably, here it comes! Yoda said, "Boots, just kill it, eat it, and be done
with it." Frank, being the more sensitive of the three, says it's the state
bird and a protected species, and she better not. She looks so confused.
My middle child is constantly hammered by the Mockingbirds around
here. Sometimes he does not want to go out of the house. The youngest,
on the other hand, terrorizes the birds. He is the "mighty hunter" of
the group.

You could make sure you have no flies for the flycatcher to eat then he won't
come around. Do you have a compost pile? Smelly flowers? Trash cans with no
lids? I have litter boxes in my skunk cages and even though I clean them
three
times a day, there are still flies, drives me nuts.

Flycatchers are everywhere around here. The cows attract flies, too, and in the
summertime we pasture them here close to the house. That's probably why the
birds are hanging out here too.

Sherry