duwan
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Friday, October 30, 2009 8:46:00 AM
I have a large picture window on my poarch. There's a mocking bird there, and every so often he jumps up and flies into the window. Tried to shoo him off, but he just keeps coming back and ramming the window. WTF?
JohnE1000
Friday, October 30, 2009 8:47:00 AM
let him in!
fishinguitarman
Friday, October 30, 2009 8:50:00 AM
He's been smokin' weed
duwan
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Friday, October 30, 2009 9:01:00 AM
he's gonna get himself concussed.
gringococolo
Friday, October 30, 2009 12:26:00 PM
I have had a pair of finches (red/brown male/female) thast have been doing the same thing for 9 months.

I expected it to stop at the begining of summer, but they haven't. Nice wake up call at sunrise. Thump...thump...thump... thump... you get the idea.

The solution is to make the glass non-reflective or hang something on the outside so the birds will stop "defending" their territory from the other bird.

Got so used to it, it doesn't even bother me. I always have to warn my guests when they are sleeping in that room, that they will get a wake up call in the morning.

tj2001cobra
Friday, October 30, 2009 12:31:00 PM
Duwan,

The Mockingbird is attacking "himself". He sees the shadow and thinks it is another bird.

They will do that with anything that has a reflection. I bet it freaks them out that they can't juke the other bird! LOL!

tj2001cobra
Friday, October 30, 2009 12:32:00 PM
^shadow should be REFLECTION
wheelrite
Friday, October 30, 2009 12:50:00 PM
Duwan..

The Bird saw your non-functioning wanker and thought it was a worm,,,,

wheel,