Robin Redbreast, and why we keep our windows mucky

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Robin Redbreast, and why we keep our windows mucky

#1 Post by Spardo »

This little chap crashed into our window, even the mucky top half. :open_mouth:
I picked him up off the floor before the dogs noticed and placed him on the bird bar, put a few seeds before him, which he ignored, but he allowed me to stroke him.
After 10 minutes he had got his breath back and flew off into the trees.
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Gone, leaving a small deposit. :D
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#2 Post by Blaze »

Well done, Spardo 👍
I sometimes wonder how birds survive after crashing into a window, but many seem to after they've had time to recover.

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#3 Post by Spardo »

Blaze wrote: Sun Oct 24, 2021 4:54 pm Well done, Spardo 👍
I sometimes wonder how birds survive after crashing into a window, but many seem to after they've had time to recover.
Not all come off so well, some break their necks or beaks, depends how they strike. This one made a helluva thump and fell to the concrete of the terrasse.. I went out immediately and scooped him up. The dogs hadn't noticed but Jules, with his hunting genes would have shaken it to death. He dealt with a Blackbird like that some time ago, I stopped him but it was too late, the bird died in my hands a few seconds later. Maybe it would have died anyway. He is not interested in carrion though, so ignores anything dead.
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#4 Post by MAD87 »

Me too, Blaze.
We (and several neighbours) used to have pheasants braining themselves on windows in Winchester.

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#5 Post by basquesteve »

Try and get Bird of prey widow stickers like these

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bird-Scarer-St ... B01CK43VB8

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#6 Post by Spardo »

basquesteve wrote: Sun Oct 24, 2021 6:30 pm Try and get Bird of prey widow stickers like these https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bird-Scarer-St ... B01CK43VB8
Trouble with that is Steve, it would stop any of them coming to the bird bar, where I put the Robin, only a metre or so outside the window doors. That's why I clean only the bottom half, as it is there through which I watch from my chair, and the least likely collision point. This little chap hit the mucky, top, bit.

BTW the only widow stickers I want to meet are wealthy ones. ;) :lol:

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#7 Post by tagh »

Good excuse not to clean the windows, though I am not sure a certain person will accept it!

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#8 Post by DaveW »

Interesting, the Amazon links don’t work on Safari.

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DaveW wrote: Sun Oct 24, 2021 9:42 pm Interesting, the Amazon links don’t work on Safari.
It didn't for me either - I've fixed it so it should now Dave.

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#10 Post by Spectrum »

According to some websites the stickers don't work, they get used to them. I had a friend who lived in a house closely surrounded by trees, the local buzzards chased the pigeons towards the house straight into the very large patio door :shock: just a case then of picking up a takeaway :D. we have two three mtr patio doors opposite each other, we do have a few bird strikes, but only one or two fatal and that tends to be in the spring time with the young birds.

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