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Spectrum
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Early but sad ending
Yesterday about 1600hrs we noticed a Hoopoe feeding in the grass, we watched it for a few minutes, we said it was very early, then something must have startled it and it shot off straight into our patio glass door sad ending.
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Bayleaf
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Veem
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... poor thing. Do you know if stick-on silhouettes are available to buy in France?
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Blaze
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Early but sad ending
It happened from time to time at our last house, the saddest being a pair of blackbirds who hit the window with a hell of a thump and didn't survive. In 10 years here, it's only happened a couple of times, fortunately, and in both cases the bird recovered.
In this house, there are windows back and front unlike our last house which was a longère with only a couple of small high-up windows on the back. I thought birds might be confused seeing daylight through the window, but it doesn't seem to have caused any problems.
One of the birds to hit a window at our last place was a bullfinch, a bird I'd never seen before. Naturally I took a couple of photos ! He was just stunned and I could hear his partner calling him, a very distinctive sound. He recovered after a few minutes and flew off. I've never seen a bullfinch since ....
In this house, there are windows back and front unlike our last house which was a longère with only a couple of small high-up windows on the back. I thought birds might be confused seeing daylight through the window, but it doesn't seem to have caused any problems.
One of the birds to hit a window at our last place was a bullfinch, a bird I'd never seen before. Naturally I took a couple of photos ! He was just stunned and I could hear his partner calling him, a very distinctive sound. He recovered after a few minutes and flew off. I've never seen a bullfinch since ....
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Bayleaf
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Polarengineer
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Early but sad ending
Stickers are available from Amazon… https://www.amazon.fr/Collision-Window- ... 0aWM&psc=1
They do not always work and do not deter from window cleaning.
They do not always work and do not deter from window cleaning.
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MAD87
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Early but sad ending
A pheasant once killed itself on one of our windows in Winchester. My older son, about 8 at the time, told people that a "peasant" had committed suicide on our window.
Mt OH made me hang the poor victim for several days, so that I could then gut and cook it.
Mt OH made me hang the poor victim for several days, so that I could then gut and cook it.