My dogs never bothered the Hadeda and walked in between them to chase the monkeys, we have even named them Dufus and Seymour that is how tame they have become, leaning over the courtyard wall to shout for some wholewheat bread in the mornings.
Nice post on nature, what a lovely variety of birds in the garden @papilloncharity
Animals can form such strange friendships! We have too many Hadeda's and some are so aggressive that they frighten the smaller birds and this drives Troy crazy! I think he wants peace in his garden as he never chases the smaller ones! Or maybe he sees the Hadeda's as a threat to his territory. Oh, and he also hates Indian Mynahs! We share the nicknaming habits with you guys and have you seen today's "Hardy"? Blessings!