r/Weird • u/Effective-Kitchen401 • 1d ago

This bird has been attacking this window for 2 days (Robbin)

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u/b1e9t4t1y 1d ago

It’s being territorial. There is a nest nearby that it’s protecting from other birds (its reflection). I’ve had a blue bird doing the same thing at my house for about a month. It will quit once the babies leave the nest.

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u/Ceilibeag 22h ago

Try placing a lamp at the window to 'erase' the reflection, till the sun moves to a different position in the summer sky and stops it altogether.

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u/Effective-Kitchen401 1d ago

good momma bird

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u/paisleycatperson 1d ago

Reducing the reflectivity of the window with stickers or even soap will help. Not forever, just early spring.

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u/Effective-Kitchen401 1d ago

thanks

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u/tigm2161130 1d ago

I deal with this every spring, I just use a light colored marker to make a “hatch” on the inside of the window.

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u/Freakonate 10h ago

I got stickers for 6 bucks on Amazon. They work great.

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u/Merchenko 1d ago

Robins will attack just about anything red about the same size. Masking tape is a good temp fix.

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u/DefiantBumblebee9903 23h ago

Please put something on the window before this bird seriously injures itself and its babies die.

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u/JankCranky 9h ago

Maybe you have little people in your walls

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u/SonyCEO 20h ago

"Hello. My name is Robigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."

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u/DrMux 1d ago

You laugh but this is how it starts...

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u/angry_turkey_theif 12h ago

I've read that the best thing to do is dress up as an owl and wait in the window.

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u/RevolutionaryBox2416 9h ago

That only works if he does the dance.

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u/Effective-Kitchen401 8h ago

I'll try this first. I'll just post up until the babies are grown.

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u/trojantricky1986 12h ago

I believe it’s important to note this is a North American robin. Interesting fact about Mary poppins the film, which depicts an American robin (Turdus migratorius) instead of a European robin (Erithacus rubecula) whilst the film is set in London.

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u/Effective-Kitchen401 8h ago

totally takes me out of the film.

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u/fernpool 3h ago

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