Jonzjob Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 We have a problem with birds flying into the large windows at the front of our house. Not that often, but too frequent. I have made some raptor silouettes that hang in front of each window and it has helped.3 days ago a tiny bird hit the kitchen window and I rushed out to see if it was OK. It was struggling on its back. I picked it up very carefully, as I normally do, and held it loosely in my hands. I have found that the warmth helps them. It struggled again and I let it climb onto the top of my hand and then onto the sleeve of my fleece[URL=http://s47.photobucket.com/user/Jonzjob/media/Nature/Johnampsiskin1_zpsa94e6d75.jpg.html][IMG]http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f180/Jonzjob/Nature/Johnampsiskin1_zpsa94e6d75.jpg[/IMG][/URL]It stayed there for several minutes and then climbed onto the fronto f my fleece and up to the zip where it stayed for about 20 minutes. I just talk to them in a quiet voice and it seems to settle the poor little things[URL=http://s47.photobucket.com/user/Jonzjob/media/Nature/Johnampsiskin3_zps53feadaa.jpg.html][IMG]http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f180/Jonzjob/Nature/Johnampsiskin3_zps53feadaa.jpg[/IMG][/URL]It was a siskin and such a lovely little thing and after it had rested it flew off, touched the window again and flew away. It is a real privilage to be able to help these tiny beauties, but I'd be happier still if I never had to do it again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardian Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Nice post & a happy ending.As you say, you'd wish that you hadn't had to do it.(I wonder how you'd say that grammatical mish-mash in French???) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loiseau Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 Tu aurais souhaité ne pas avoir eu à le faire ??AngelaPs so glad the little bird recovered...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted June 2, 2013 Author Share Posted June 2, 2013 This one did too[URL=http://s47.photobucket.com/user/Jonzjob/media/Nature/Robinhand3.jpg.html][IMG]http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f180/Jonzjob/Nature/Robinhand3.jpg[/IMG][/URL]and this one. It weighed about 1/2 of nothing[URL=http://s47.photobucket.com/user/Jonzjob/media/Nature/DSC06954.jpg.html][IMG]http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f180/Jonzjob/Nature/DSC06954.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
water rat Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 I think this is why the french use heavily patterned net curtains . Not to everyones taste ,but effective . It hasn't happened much here ,but once I found a dead kestrel beneath a window . I imagine it had been going at quite a speed ....so sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbie Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 Nice pictures! You seem to have a way with these birds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted June 2, 2013 Author Share Posted June 2, 2013 We do have net curtains up but the biggest problem is the size of the windows. On the south face of our house we have almost 29 sq M of windows spread across 4 rooms and that's a lot of glass!A week or so back we had a juvenile blackbird fly into the biggest window, the lounge, and it was killed. That is not a nice thing to see and the surprise was that we were outside on the terrace about 5 feet from the collision.I don't know about having a way with them Rabbie. They just get a little bit of warth from my hands and a quiet voice seems to settle them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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