I really hate it when birds fly into our windows. I heard a thump yesterday, then found this little guy on the ground looking dazed.
I picked him up, looked him over, then after chatting with him for a while I put him in the Greengage tree.
He stayed there for a while in the sunshine, looking around, then after about 15 minutes he flew off; probably with a headache.
I'm not sure what variety he is; a Serin maybe. Fare ye well little guy.
He is very pretty. Hope he does well.
ReplyDeleteI think he was OK. It took him quite a while to fly off though.
DeleteA cute little bird.
ReplyDeleteYes, he was lovely.
DeleteLucky he was just faxed. Usually when they fly inside here they circle forever in the high ceiling and it is hard to get them out.
ReplyDeleteSweet fellow
I've had birds fly indoors in the Summer (the doors and windows are always wide open). We also get big Dragonflies, Lizards, and Hornets coming in.
DeletePretty bird. What did you chat about?
ReplyDeleteI apologised to him, and asked him if he was OK; as one would! He didn't say much in reply.
DeleteYour little bird is a male Bruant zizi....
ReplyDeleteor in English.... a Cirl Bunting....
scientific name Emberiza cirlus.
Close relative of the Yellowhammer....
Its song shows it is undecided on what to eat:
Yellowhammer goes "A little bit of bread and no cheeeeese!"
Cirl Bunting goes "A little bit of bread and no.....?"
A pretty bird to see and hear.
Nice photos.... there is something a little special about helping a truly wild creature.
Thank you for that. In fact the last time I had this problem, with the same species of bird, I actually got it's name right. They are reasonably similar to the Serin.
DeleteSee my page entitled R.I.P. Mr Cuckoo.
DeleteAhwwwww. poor little thing. Lucky he was just dazed. It happens here .... often pigeons who don’t fare so well. Before we had our chimneys capped, we used to have all sorts falling down the chimneys !!! XXXX
ReplyDeleteSadly this won't be the last; I'm sure. I'm afraid it's the result of our wanting big plate glass windows. We just have to hope it doesn't happen too often.
DeleteWe sometimes get pigeons flying into the large patio doors. They tend to leave a dusty mark that looks like an angel .
ReplyDeleteWhenever flocks of Pigeons fly up in front of me (Trafalgar Square, etc), I always hold my breath on account of that horrible dustiness they have.
DeleteWe get this with pigeons. You can hear the thump throughout the house. They've always flown away, so far.
ReplyDeleteWe had a Cuckoo who died, but mostly they survive.
DeleteOur neighbour tries to prevent this by having silhouettes of hawks in her windows. It's a wonder she gets any birds in her garden at all. I doubt it helps much because these accidents usually seem to happen when birds are confused by reflections e.g. of the sky giving an impression of open air.
ReplyDeleteThe thing is, not to clean your windows too much. If they're a bit dirty the birds see them.
DeleteGood excuse.
DeleteYellow bird, up high in banana tree.
ReplyDeleteHe was almost high up in Paradise Tree.
DeleteI thinkmaybe Serin too Cro. Prettily marked whatever he is. Hope he fully recovered.
ReplyDeleteHis eyes remained bright, and his head upright. I think it was just shock.
DeleteA pigeon once crashed into the office window where I was standing. Made me shout. The poor thing sat shaking on a ledge across the road for ages. Imagine the tales it told its mates later, 'I was flying along when suddenly I hit this invisible barrier...'
ReplyDeleteBird's mates: 'Fred's off again...'.
It must be a terrible shock for them; as if the air has suddenly turned solid.
DeleteWhat a beauty of a little bird - my dear dear (maternal) grandfather who loved birds (and taught me a lot about them on our many walks) would have been delighted at this sight - and your kind attempt at rescue.
ReplyDeleteMy mother, being her father's daughter, looked after strays, the trapped, the injured, nurse them back to health. However, and this is not only a true story but a truly horrible one - you know one of those you don't know whether to cry or to laugh. I must have been about nine or ten when one of those rescue birds was beyond salvation. So my mother looked to my father for "help". At which point she took me and my, much younger, siblings into the bathroom, the room furthest away from the garden though not completely sound proof. Considering the size of the shooter he used, I dare say there was nothing left - not even a feather.
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PS Let me know if you are interested in any other stories about how my father put his gun to "good" use. Trigger warning - involves shooting.
In recent times, I, myself, have had to help end the lives of a Deer and a Badger. Both were beyond help with their injuries, and I did what was best. Not pleasant, but essential.
DeleteBeautiful bird. Why not simply remove the glass from your windows Dr Dolittle?
ReplyDeleteNow there's an idea. I shall suggest it to Lady Magnon.
DeleteLovely bird and glad he was only stunned and able to fly away..
ReplyDeleteI have walked into one or two glass doors in my life. It hurt, but the embarrassment was worse.
I walked into a lamp-post when I was about 5; I suffered in silence, pretending it hadn't happened. It hurt like hell.
DeleteWe used to have this at a house we lived in. We think it was because the windows lined up with windows at the back of the house, so the birds could see sky and thought that they could fly through. We put up a blind on the back windows and reduced some bird strikes.
ReplyDeleteWe have put stickers on some of our windows, but the two big ones on the front of the house remain stickerless.
DeleteWe had a similar incident here last spring when a beautiful little goldcrest flew into our french windows and sadly died from the impact. We found him on the step. He had just begun nesting in our garden. His mate did exactly the same thing a day or so later. I cried.
ReplyDeleteOh dear, that's terrible. One is bad enough!!
DeleteOn Anglesey recently 100 starlings were found dead on a road, a gust of wind had crashed the lot
ReplyDeleteI'd read about that, but hadn't heard the reason. Thanks for the explanation.
DeleteI have wandered to our shower doors and clunked. We must keep it too clean.
ReplyDeleteObviously. Less polishing is the answer!
DeletePretty bird and pleased it survived its mishap.
ReplyDeleteYes, nice little thing. I always think they are there to decorate the skies.
DeleteI have huge glass windows in the back so birds do hit the window. Mostly escaping from the hawks. I have some tiny mirrors on fishing lines to help them see a window and not a blue sky before them.
ReplyDeleteparsnip
We'll have to find something. I think keeping the curtains part-closed helps.
DeleteI'm glad that it survived. So often they die of heart failure even if they are not too badly injured.
ReplyDeleteHis eyes looked OK, so I was reasonably sure he'd survive.
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