Comments for Everyday Enchantment http://www.nordinfarms.com/blog Finding the extraordinary in the ordinary. Fri, 02 Sep 2011 21:36:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Redstart Finished by admin http://www.nordinfarms.com/blog/?p=2625&cpage=1#comment-3482 admin Fri, 02 Sep 2011 21:36:45 +0000 http://www.nordinfarms.com/blog/?p=2625#comment-3482 Chris: I've tried a number of methods, including just keeping the windows dirty, but none of them work. They seem to figure out pretty quick that the hawk shapes don't move and aren't really hawks and they seem to interpret tape as branches that can or will move out of the way. Actually, I think it's often a swooping hawk that causes the birds to panic and head for the windows (none of which are mirrored). One interesting observation I've had is that of all the birds that have hit the windows over the years, none have been a House Sparrow. And even though my indoor sparrows fly like the dickens and chase each other all over the house at break-neck speed, they never hit the windows. Chris: I’ve tried a number of methods, including just keeping the windows dirty, but none of them work. They seem to figure out pretty quick that the hawk shapes don’t move and aren’t really hawks and they seem to interpret tape as branches that can or will move out of the way.

Actually, I think it’s often a swooping hawk that causes the birds to panic and head for the windows (none of which are mirrored).

One interesting observation I’ve had is that of all the birds that have hit the windows over the years, none have been a House Sparrow. And even though my indoor sparrows fly like the dickens and chase each other all over the house at break-neck speed, they never hit the windows.

]]> Comment on Redstart Finished by Chris http://www.nordinfarms.com/blog/?p=2625&cpage=1#comment-3480 Chris Fri, 02 Sep 2011 19:46:01 +0000 http://www.nordinfarms.com/blog/?p=2625#comment-3480 You can purchase stickers shaped like hawks for your mirrored windows. I hesitate to use them because i like my birds up close. You can try masking tape in Xs to help bird notice their error. You can purchase stickers shaped like hawks for your mirrored windows. I hesitate to use them because i like my birds up close. You can try masking tape in Xs to help bird notice their error.

]]> Comment on Redstart Finished by Terri http://www.nordinfarms.com/blog/?p=2625&cpage=1#comment-3479 Terri Fri, 02 Sep 2011 04:45:28 +0000 http://www.nordinfarms.com/blog/?p=2625#comment-3479 Beautiful bird, but so sad. Beautiful bird, but so sad.

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