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Post by frane on Jan 23, 2011 10:53:20 GMT -5
Hi Folks, I think I have mentioned this before but we have been having a crazy bird tap our bay window several times a day for the past two months. I am not sure why. I thought at first it was a reflection or ants or something but I have looked from outside and just can't figure it out. He/she will fly at it with claws out and tap against it, land on my arbor and rest a few minutes and do it again...The rest of the neighborhood birds, and a few squirrels, hang out in the back yard at the feeder. I tried to get a picture of him in action at the window but it must have scared him off for a while. I think this has become the birds hobby! Fran
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Post by rockmanken on Jan 23, 2011 11:06:52 GMT -5
May see his/her reflection and is attacking.
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Post by Sabre52 on Jan 23, 2011 11:27:24 GMT -5
Yep, usually attacking it's reflection. I had a Titmouse that had a major hard on for it's reflection in my trucks rear view mirror for weeks. Little booger would flat wear itself out banging and clawing at that mirror.....Mel
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Post by bobby1 on Jan 23, 2011 12:34:45 GMT -5
Thats real crazy! Years ago my mom and dad lived on the farm in Oregon and they had large picture windows on opposite sides of their living room. One day a pheasant apparently could see all the way through the room and it decided to try to fly through. Pheasants fly incredibly fast and in a bullet straight line and it ended up dead inside the room with one of the windows broken. Bob
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Post by rockrookie on Jan 23, 2011 13:45:16 GMT -5
i had a grouse fly into a sliding glass door one time . the window held up . the grouse died instantly . lucky i was home . not being one to waste a good meal . i had VERY FRESH grouse for lunch . the best part , there were no lead shot to deal with . --paul
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Post by chromenut on Jan 23, 2011 14:59:47 GMT -5
Had to pull up some old notes. First thought and first guess were right, that's a Northern Mockingbird. Do you get to hear his call? I would say that was the male as the female is usually only protective of her nest and doesn't leave it most of the time when she's nesting. The male, even a bachelor, is completely territorial. If you have pets, he may be seeing them through the window, or he could be attacking his reflection. I have a male bachelor across the cove from my house and that guy won't stop singing at night, especially on full moons. Here's a good shot of one: Did a bit of photo manipulation to pull the bird forward and get some more definition so I could be sure it was a Mockingbird.
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Post by tntmom on Jan 23, 2011 15:23:45 GMT -5
I have little yellow headed finches that fly into my living room windows all the time, it's sad because they usually die and they're not much bigger than hummingbirds. Our windows are in the shade so I think the little birds just don't know they're there. Never had one that attacked a window before though... that's funny!
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Post by susand24224 on Jan 23, 2011 19:18:20 GMT -5
I always used the "bird flight into the window" as an excuse to not clean the windows on the side of the house where the bird feeders were. It worked--for both the birds and me.
Susan
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Post by NDK on Jan 23, 2011 20:49:03 GMT -5
Hey Fran, birds sure can be funny! Try taping a picture of a local bird of prey to the window, it may keep him away from the window.
Nate
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Post by frane on Jan 24, 2011 20:16:02 GMT -5
Robin, thanks for the pictures and ID! I was wondering what it was and you cleaned up the pictures nicely! I took those from my dinning room window through the screen so it wasn't clear. Nate, if it keep hitting the window, I just may try your suggestion (sometimes when it hits the window, it poops all over the window. What a mess!) Sometimes my cat hangs out in that window so maybe that has something to do with it. Fran
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Post by garock on Jan 29, 2011 13:40:10 GMT -5
When the bird feeders out side run out of seed, the birds will come to the livingroom window and peck like crazy. That is how she knows ti is time to refill. Pretty Cool !!
Not Digging in the Dirt But Enjoying the Georgia Sunshine Here, Frankie
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Post by peachfront on Jan 31, 2011 18:04:43 GMT -5
Both male and female Northern Mockingbirds defend winter territories. This is a very aggressive species, to put it mildly. If the feeder had anything they wanted, they'd probably chase the rest of your visitors away; fortunately, they have no use for seed. But they'll chase "intruders" just for the heck of it, if you ask me. Our Brown Thrashers around here have to keep their heads low. They might be much bigger, but I've seen my resident Mockingbird knock one of them right off the fence.
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Post by amyk on Feb 3, 2011 23:57:39 GMT -5
Maybe the little bird just wants in.
When I was younger we had a cat that was attacked by a mocking bird every time he went outside. The bird would land on the cats shouders and peck at his head. It only bothered that cat and left the rest of them alone. We figured the cat had pissed off the bird some how. Birds are smart.
We feed the sparrows and finches on the window sill at the hotel. When the feed is gone one of them will peck at the window. He knows where the seeds come from.
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