mom finally got squirrels to stop raiding bird feeder
 

Either that or she's upgraded the birds she is feeding...

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1652124249.jpg

problem is..the tweeties will stay away too.

Nice! He's just being a bully. I don't think he wants any of the seeds your mom's got in the feeder.
Unless someone's got a nest nearby and then you may see just about any bird at a fraction of the size of the hawk dive-bombing the hawk. It's always interesting to me to see small birds haranguing hawks, crows, and vultures that are many times larger.

I have its twin sitting on the edge of my deck overlooking the turtle/fish pond.
The fish are open to attack...the hawk keeps them away.

The only problem is that it gets discolored/faded from the sun. I need to replace or repaint it.

Yup! That'll do it!

I like this method
https://youtu.be/8QjhBKDzKcE

Slinky! Brilliant

Except this one is alive :)

Coincidentally.... that perch is over looking a small garden pond (10' round stock tank in the ground). No hawk problems there, but snakes and blue herons have been an issue.... which is why mom buys the cheap feeder gold fish now instead of the expensive koi