Birds!

creative · 22-10-2012, 10:00 AM

Of the hitchcock variety!

We have recently found a couple of these feathered friends...

Are getting rather aquinted.

It started off with just a random call being heard from the trees, this progressed to sitting on the window sill, which then moved onto eating the bugs/spiders around the windows, they then got weird and now constantly fly AT the window and sit on the ledge tapping it.

I cleared the bugs and cobwebs etc from that side of the house, yet they still do it... All at 6am! Its like someone is trying to smash the window they hit it that hard!

Short of shooting the little blighters, any one have any idea how we can get rid of them?

Maka · 22-10-2012, 10:15 AM

G'day Creative, they're own reflections in the window is what they're attacking lol! Is it the only window they are attacking? Maybe cover the window from the outside for a while? Call Wires they may be able to help.

cheers,Maka

creative · 22-10-2012, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maka

G'day Creative, they're own reflections in the window is what they're attacking lol! Is it the only window they are attacking? Maybe cover the window from the outside for a while? Call Wires they may be able to help.

cheers,Maka

So obvious! Lol

I have put a picture in the window to see if that works but it didnt, will have to look at something else. And yes, its the only window.... Our bloody bedroom window! Lol

Jason[98.EL] · 22-10-2012, 11:34 AM

get some shade cloth and fasten it on the outside of the window to remove all reflections

had a similar issue on my daughters bed room worked a treat and stopped the light getting in there to early and wake you up

Jason

Road_Warrior · 22-10-2012, 11:43 AM

Or get a fake owl and put it on the window sill.

TheSneakiness · 22-10-2012, 02:34 PM

Agreed with the reflection thing, that's all they're doing.

Bloody weird looking bird though, looks like a mix between 5 or 6 different types.

creative · 22-10-2012, 02:50 PM

Should hear the noise it makes... Its actually a really creepy sound and not bird like at all! Lol

chamb0 · 22-10-2012, 04:13 PM

What sort of picture did you put up in the window? We've had problems with birds hanging around windows and car mirrors, and flying into them, and other than temporarily putting up newspaper until they move on the following has worked pretty well:

- printing out a large, black silhouette of a native eagle or hawk with outstretched wings (view from below)
- a cardboard cutout of the above, suspended from fishing line so it swings in the breeze (they can grow accustomed to a static image)

From your pics it looks like they might be Green Catbirds (Ailuroedus crassirostris) which are a type of bowerbird, although these ones don't build bowers. They can make a strange wailing call like a cat or crying baby or a tick/chip sort of sound.

robbyj · 22-10-2012, 04:51 PM

Don't have these in my area, but i believe they are native but are actually known to kill other small birds and feed them to their young. They are not a threatened species.. they'd be getting the treatment from the sluggy if it was me.

creative · 22-10-2012, 05:25 PM

From your description chamb0 it does sound like them.

I have got some orange webbing from work to put up for now. Will see how that goes!

chamb0 · 22-10-2012, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robbyj

Don't have these in my area, but i believe they are native but are actually known to kill other small birds and feed them to their young. They are not a threatened species.. they'd be getting the treatment from the sluggy if it was me.

Yep they're native (and therefore protected), and they pair up together for life... so although they may be pesky there's no need to resort to brassing them up, just use a tiny bit of brainpower and outsmart them

Quote:

Originally Posted by creative

From your description chamb0 it does sound like them.

I have got some orange webbing from work to put up for now. Will see how that goes!

Sounds good, let us know if it works.

xisled · 22-10-2012, 06:13 PM

They are after their own reflection. What you could do is get some frosted clear contact. Put a strip at the bottom window on the outside. This will stop them sitting on the ledge and bashing the window after the reflection. Once they gone remove contact from glass.

creative · 22-10-2012, 08:09 PM

No shooting needed... Well thats not what i was saying at 6am but thats another story.

Put the webbing up over half the window (just to see)...Harder than i thought when there is no way to attach it, and they moved to the other part of the window to attack. Put a bit more up and they seemed to of stopped. The test will be at 6am!

dave351cid · 23-10-2012, 01:49 AM

ha.. atleast you have got smallish type birds.
i`ve got 2 crows that have an obsession with their reflections and attack every window in my house (but mostly the sliding doors) and have been at it for most of the year. when they are not attacking my house their next door attacking the old hilux in the paddock.

i have tried making up shade cloth screens to put infront of the windows but they just knock them away, they have wrecked some of the fly screens as well and even knock the flyscreens out of the frames.

there used to be quite a few crows living around here that never caused any problems, but now there just seems to be this pair of crazy buggers. i think the rest have moved on to get away from them.

wrongwaynorris · 23-10-2012, 04:54 AM

If Tippi Hedren knocks on your door , run .

AU1XLS · 23-10-2012, 06:57 AM

5.57am awaiting update

creative · 23-10-2012, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AU1XLS

5.57am awaiting update

They moved windows! Stupid things.... Might give wires a call to see if anything can be done because im not covering every window in the house!

whitelion65 · 23-10-2012, 10:49 AM

You're lucky to have wildlife like this around. Even if a bit inconvenient at the moment.
Try going somewhere like Bejing. Not a bird to be seen!

davenl5l · 23-10-2012, 02:19 PM

its mating season & they feel challenged make a full size cat cutout paint it black & put that on the window(outside) that should work

**buggerlugs** · 23-10-2012, 09:28 PM

Got excited when I saw the title of the thread, oh well..............

creative · 26-10-2012, 02:42 PM

Small update,

The mesh worked but the birds moved to the kitchen window now. Decided to print off some random patterns and colours onto A4 at work and will plaster the windows until they bugger off.

Stupid things!

chamb0 · 25-11-2012, 11:38 PM

Any updates? Are the birds still hanging around these days?

creative · 26-11-2012, 01:05 AM

They are still around but I have putup some screen mesh to stop them. They try every now and again but at least its not 6am anymore!

buddy92 · 26-11-2012, 02:02 PM

Lol...

Sorry, it seems quiet funny to me.

creative · 26-11-2012, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by buddy92

Lol...

Sorry, it seems quiet funny to me.

And i totally agree! Combine that with next doors f&$?&$g chickens that like to dig up the yard.... I am kind of over it!

Hmmm i fancy a chicken kebab tonight....