Get up that tree then @Uff Surprised you don't have crows. I know it's hard if you have birds of prey coming in, but that's nature isn't it? They all have to eat. They mostly stay out in the surrounding farmland, and woodland here, so they don't come into the garden very often. Glad the other wee birds are ok. I had to bury a young dunnock that flew straight into my bedroom window last year. Smallest window at the back, but there you go. I'd intended putting in a blind, and that made my mind up.
We only get siskins in the garden now and again here. Lovely wee things.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I had to bury a young dunnock that flew straight into my bedroom window last year. Smallest window at the back, but there you go. I'd intended putting in a blind, and that made my mind up.
We've got large stickers of various raptor outlines on each pane of our patio doors, and old CD's (back to back, shiny side out) hanging on the inside of all windows at the back so they slowly revolve. But occasionally a bird still insists on flying into the glass.
Clay soil - Cheshire/Derbyshire border. I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
Despite the raptor stickers on the window, I had a chaffinch fly into it a couple of days ago. I’d seen it sitting at the bird feeder stuffing its face earlier. When I went out to check on it, it flew off. Darned if the same thing didn’t happen the next day, and I’m pretty sure it was the same bird. It didn’t fly off this time, so I put it carefully in the garden where I could keep an eye on it, and it eventually flew off. Always upsetting, but doesn’t happen very often, so the raptor stickers appear to be working. Does anyone have a better method of deterring suicidal behaviour?
I'm surrounded by farm and woodland too FairyGirl but 'my' birds are sitting ducks for them. I should have said there aren't any crows nesting nearby, there are lots about.
I have those black stick on raptor images also VictorMeldrew but I suppose when the little birds are panicking they just disperse and fly anywhere.
I've had the odd bird hitting big windows, but these aren't big at all. It was a youngster, and it probably just had a fright and got a bit side tracked with his usual route. At least he didn't suffer - it was instant. I was quite close by when it happened. Poor wee soul. I hate blinds, but it might mitigate the problem a little. I don't think anything really works 100% anyway.
@steephill -I think you'll find #'long time passing' is the answer to your question....
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I also meant to say that I don't bury the birds when they die. I put them over the wall to feed whatever needs a meal. Seems heartless but it might save another bird.
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Surprised you don't have crows. I know it's hard if you have birds of prey coming in, but that's nature isn't it? They all have to eat. They mostly stay out in the surrounding farmland, and woodland here, so they don't come into the garden very often.
Glad the other wee birds are ok. I had to bury a young dunnock that flew straight into my bedroom window last year. Smallest window at the back, but there you go. I'd intended putting in a blind, and that made my mind up.
We only get siskins in the garden now and again here. Lovely wee things.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
We've got large stickers of various raptor outlines on each pane of our patio doors, and old CD's (back to back, shiny side out) hanging on the inside of all windows at the back so they slowly revolve. But occasionally a bird still insists on flying into the glass.
I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
I have those black stick on raptor images also VictorMeldrew but I suppose when the little birds are panicking they just disperse and fly anywhere.
Love your pics of the deer steephill.
I hate blinds, but it might mitigate the problem a little. I don't think anything really works 100% anyway.
@steephill -I think you'll find #'long time passing' is the answer to your question....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...