Honestly. Mealworms aren't that scary!

flaflwrgrl said:If you want to really freak him out then get some live meal worms! Better yet, start raising them yourself!

Omg, Ann he would just freak out for sure!!

Hmmmmm....maybe I will think about the raising them.

You could sure keep him in line that way.

Hey, they don't bite. Want something more scary? About about Superworms? Much larger than mealworms.

My missing bird mystery is solved. A few minutes ago I saw a hawk swoop down on a young rooster and pop him on the head. The hens and rooster ran and the hawk flew away. The rooster is ok but a bit shaken. That is why my bigger birds are gone i am sure. I hope they did not eat the Cardinals. Oh Lord. what an awful thought.

I am surprised the hawk didn't kill the rooster.

It could have been a juvenile Hawk ... they sometimes miss on their first try.

JB: Don't worry, I don't think the hawks could have eaten all of the birds in your area; the songbirds are probably just in other locations filling up for their migration south.

Since it's October I thought I'd start a new thread for this month. I'll go post a couple of pic's and come back here and post the link.

Ok: Here's the new thread for October: The thread "Backyard Birds - October 2013" in Gardening for Butterflies, Birds and Bees forum