Bye Bye Birdie

[TheScotts]

Well dang, I went out in the back yard to do poop patrol and saw a birdie on the patio by the feeder. I saw it hop around and kind of hide and I thought it would fly away. Well, I guess it was a fledgling because Elsa snatched it up! I knew I couldnt save it, but I wanted to get it off her. No Way! She knew what I was up to and she swallowed that thing WHOLE! Well, I guess that's what comes from owning a hunting dog. I feel bad because it was my feeder that lured it in. Oooh well.

I guess dogs can digest birds, right?

[bradl]

Yup.

[TheScotts]

Good thing! I don't wanna clean up birdie barf

And NOW, she runs out the doggie door at Warp 9 at the merest hint of birds in the yard....hee hee she thinks she's a bad-a## (butt word)! Now if she can train the neighbor cat to keep outta my yard, life will be good!

[bradl]

Well, I won't promise the bird won't come up. Maybe just a beak or a few feathers

[savannahsmom35]

Ewwww!!! I don't know if I could clean up bird beak barf off the floor. That would have to be the dh's job!!

I know Elsa was proud of herself! Savannah chases the birds out of our yard but so far she hasn't caught one. Not from lack of trying though.

[brin145]

A couple of weeks ago, I took Crunch out for his morning potty. He has a thing about eating bugs from the flower bed and he went over and snatched something up in his mouth. It was so early and I could see what he had, but I thought it was a mega long earthworm. I promptly grabbed it out of his mouth, saying..."Get that nasty thing out of your mouth!" Well, later when we make a second trip outside, he goes right for the same spot and I walk over to see the "worm". I immediately freaked out. It was a SNAKE. But I have to say that the whole bird story freaked me out more than a snake snack.

[Darcy's Folks]

Eww!! When Darcy was only 2 months old, she found a dead bird at the park. I didn't realize what she was so interested in until I got closer to her. Thank goodness she didn't ingest it!

[Eliz222]

We find dead birds/parts of dead birds in our yard all the time. I doubt if Scout or Finch caught them, but they do love rolling in the dead birds...yuck!!!!

[Teri9672]

Teona killed a fledgling not too long ago. It really made me sad because I watch them go from egg to babies several times a year. We have morning doves that nest in the backyard every year. I have 2 eggs I'm watching right now.

Teona has also done the dead snake thing....................yuck

[Guest girliejr]

Considering I have a deathly fear of snakes, I should consider myself lucky Jack hasn't gotten a hold of one! I would probably pass out cold and Jack would wonder what happened to mommy?

[TheScotts]

Well, birdie dinner was digested noooo problem, no barf! Thank Gawd is wasnt a snakie-doodle. I am not am not am not afraid of snakes, but uh, it would have totally freaked me out if she had grabbled on. erk.

I have put an x-pen around the area of the bird feeder so no more fledglings get devoured.