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That Tuesday in May when a robin hit my kitchen window three times
I was making coffee and heard a thud, saw the little guy on the deck. I put him in a box for a bit, he flew off, and twenty minutes later he did it again. By the third strike I was taping up some old gift wrap to the glass, which looked awful but finally worked. Has anyone else had one bird just not get the message?
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julia6223mo ago
Check if the bird was seeing its own reflection. Some birds get really territorial and attack what they think is a rival. That gift wrap trick is a classic fix for that exact problem.
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butler.mark3mo agoOG Member
Yeah the gift wrap trick is a classic for a reason. @julia622 nailed it with the reflection thing. My neighbor's bird did this exact same stuff with a toaster. Wrapped it up and the bird chilled out right away. It's wild how hard they'll fight a fake rival.
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xena_miller311mo ago
That tape trick brings back memories of my old cat who used to stare at a specific wall outlet for hours. I swear she was convinced there was a mouse in there. @butler.mark reminded me of that because the cat never gave up even when nothing happened, like that robin of yours. Gift wrap is way more creative than what I did, which was just draping a towel over the outlet and hoping for the best. Did you end up leaving the gift wrap up for a while just to be safe?
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