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A land bird flew into my window so hard I was worried it died this morning. This happens once a month to my knowledge and I don’t spend long in my bedroom outside sleeping. Land birds aren’t smart outside of a few select species lol
In all seriousness that's more of a sensory limitation than an intelligence limitation. IIRC birds' eyes work differently from mammals and they can't see glass pretty much at all.
Yea I know, more fun to just imagine they’re dumb though
Put some stickers on your window
That just gives them a target. They can't see the window. This is a real problem in some cities. AFAIK no one has found a real solution other than frosting the windows, but then humans can't see through the windows and get irritated.
SOLYX film claims to reduce bird strikes by 90%.
It's funny, I went to visit a place and the person who lived there was starting to get their life in order, so they cleaned the window. I knew this because while I was there I heard a THUD and there was a giant streak of bird shit trailing down the window from the impact point.
Wtf. Would you please do something about that?
What do you want him to do, start a bird college?
Are you implying that helping birds avoid windows is an unsolved problem?
Yes. The only "solution" that we've found is to make the window with a "frosting effect," which humans don't like because we can't see through that.
https://abcbirds.org/blog/truth-about-birds-and-glass-collisions/
Why would you say something so blatantly silly?
Like what? It’s a bay window like any other, I have blackout curtains drawn across it most of the time so I can sleep past 6. I’m not putting any stickers or anything on it that the hoa will get pissy about
https://abcbirds.org/blog/truth-about-birds-and-glass-collisions/
I'd discuss options with the HOA, but you do you.
What color are they? That could be a determining factor.
The curtains are beige
Try a darker color, beige may be a bit too light. I dont know what is with birds a beige but it tends to cause some weird shit.
Funny story, never hit a bird with my car in Quebec, until I drove into Manitoba, where I proceeded to wack 3 in 2 days.
Birds seem to be stupid by region.
You probably should drive less or get an electric bike.
I agree, but not to go on a road trip to Manitoba :P
I actually did the math, and for how loaded the car was and how many people we brought, it was both cheaper and more eco-friendly to take a car that gets 42 MPG on that road trip than take a plane to Winnipeg.
The same bird???
Possibly, I didn’t see a corpse in my garden so I’m guessing it lives
Or the neighbors cat gets a free meal.
That's less them being stupid and more their eyes are on the side of their head so they can't see directly in front of them.