Birds colliding with windows

[Izzie]

Originally Posted by Tindomul

Haha, I don't think I have ever heard of a migrating goose crashing into windows. But that would be a spectacle, and the least you can get for your pain is a free meal. I would be more than delighted to come over for that meal.

I once had a pheasant collide with my windshield and get stuck in my wipers, while I was driving in the foothills. My passengers and I never thought to keep it ....hmm....next time!

[Gin]

Window clings are like these ..
Cheap Window Clings

[got ants]

I had a Muscovy duck impale itself into the windshield of my mom's Vega. I was on a milk run. I continued to get the milk (drive thru) and head home. Mom was ticked, but dad laughed it off.

[Izzie]

How does one impale themselves on a windshield? Sounds strange...and painful.

[Triffid]

Originally Posted by Hedge

like the Kryten avatar, Triffid!

Originally Posted by Hedge

Tindo, if one of the geese that migrates around the Humber estuary at this time of year hits the window, I'll invite you for lunch

Goose! Yummy! ....can we come too!?

Hedge, You mentioned a Sparrow-hawk, and I began to wonder if it was a regular/annual visitor?

[kavanaru]

Autsch! poor bird!

[Duane McDowell]

Here are some hawk window clings:
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Originally Posted by Hedge

like the Kryten avatar, Triffid!

What are window clings, Gin?

Tindo, if one of the geese that migrates around the Humber estuary at this time of year hits the window, I'll invite you for lunch

[Duane McDowell]

Squirrels and chipmunks will also snatch a dazed bird - they're opportunistic carnivores. I'll never think of a chipmunk as cute again after seeing one munching the head of a sparrow....

Originally Posted by Hedge

Hi there, I think it may be the lower sun position of autumn as we keep having birds collide with our larger windows. One left this rather fantastic dust and grease imprint on the glass - I think from the size it was a Collared Dove (a naturalised escapee in England). You can almost see its eyes!

I assume it survived as there was no corpse, but that may not be the case. The last time I witnessed a collision, I heard it. I ran to the window above and looked out just in time to see a sparrowhawk snatch the dazed unfortunate from the patio below.

[got ants]

Originally Posted by Izzie

How does one impale themselves on a windshield? Sounds strange...and painful.

They can fly, but not very good at it. This one came at me as I was driving about 35 mph. His head pierced the window dead center of the passengers view. I'll not divulge on the gory details... but if the bird is flying at 15 mph, impacts a vehicle at 35, that's an inertia speed of 50 mph, more than enough to pierce the safety glass.

[CTB]

Just like on TV, maybe your windows are too clean!
Anything that will help reflect the light will deter the birds. Good Luck