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This little bird has been doing this at my back door for two days (streamable.com)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

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A pair has built a nest in the patio cover above the door. We think he might be seeing his reflection on the glass and defending the nest from the "other" bird. He does it for like 15 minutes at a time, off and on for a number of hours.

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[–] rbos@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Not as much as you think, says my partner who does urban bird work. I remember she said something about dotted or lined film...

https://birdstrikewindowfilm.com/

Oh yeah, and you can also get glass etched with the patterns. Apparently a lot of new municipal buildings do it to get bird strike certification.

[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I know they have some with a spider web pattern embedded in UV or something that the birds can see but humans don't. Apparently weeks really well but it's expensive.

[–] rbos@lemmy.ca 2 points 19 hours ago

Yeah, it's going to have to be something required by building codes eventually.