Window Strike
I heard the dreaded thud of a bird flying into the back door this afternoon and from the few feathers it left behind it was obviously a Greenfinch (he hit the window about 8" below a big sentinel of a Peregrine!). I found him round the corner half-hidden by an upturned garden tub.
He was alive but clearly stunned. As the weather was reasonable, and he was quite well hidden, I decided to leave him there rather than stress him by moving him somewhere dark and quiet (as is advised). I checked him twice and then after around twenty minutes he flew off to the nearby wood. Happy ending!
He was alive but clearly stunned. As the weather was reasonable, and he was quite well hidden, I decided to leave him there rather than stress him by moving him somewhere dark and quiet (as is advised). I checked him twice and then after around twenty minutes he flew off to the nearby wood. Happy ending!
The position of his leg was a bit worrying, but when I checked him ten minutes later he'd pulled it back under his body.
Labels: Greenfinch
posted by The Bird Woman at 3:42 PM
3 Comments:
I had the same thing happen inside one of my greenhouses. Sadly the outcome wasn't as good. I found a young, just out of the nest, greenfinch in one of my tomato plants. Birds aren't known for their brains, are they?
Nah, they're a bit bird-brained, aren't they? ;o)
Aww bless him, glad he madei it. I keep hearing thuds and thumps on my windows, and next door's too - I always go check, and the birds have always managed to fly off, probably with a headache though. I have the RSPB sentinels and butterflies all over my windows, but it doesn't make much difference, from outside, my windows are like mirrors and just reflect the garden, so it's not surprising really that this happens. Don't know what the answer is, well I do - I actually put garden netting across the living room window for a long time, but it got so unsightly I took it down in the end. It was a good excuse not to have to clean the window though. :o)
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