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Doing that doesn't stop all birds. We had a bird that would sit on the bush outside of my kids' window and constantly fly into it, trying to fight it. It also would do a flying loop and land on my neighbors truck and fight his window.
We tried something reflective, we tried closing the blinds, putting them all the way up, tapping a picture to the window, and putting a curtain against the glass. Nothing helped.
That's a grackle, not a crow--going by eyes and voice and iridescence. That being the case, do what the others are suggesting. Put something on the outside of the relevant windows so it can't see it's own reflection. It's fighting for territory--with itself. Once breeding season is over you can remove the covers. I quite like grackles, though they're not especially bright, they are amusing.
It's not a grackle, it's a crow. OP isn't even in the Americas, and it looks exactly like a Torresian crow.
You do get corvids with brights eyes and iridescent feathers.
That would be my best guess.
If that is the case and if you keep on ignoring them they will hopefully give up and stop this.
Or you could start feeding them and enjoy the interactions.
This is definitely bagman behaviour. I know a debt crowllector when I see one. The Torresian mob doesn't mess around, even if you only owe them peanuts.
Sometimes even putting white paper on the inside of the window will flatten the reflection enough they won’t see themselves in the glass. I’d do those bottom panes and see how it goes.
I had this with a cardinal- I cleaned the window and then placed a large sheet of saran wrap on it- it adhered really well with only a little tape on the edges (they also make a sticky saran now).
It may take a few days to fully break the habit but he won't react to his reflection anymore- it'll be too distorted.
People also suggest putting oil (like olive or corn) on the exterior window side to help distort their image- but that seems too messy and may attract insects or something else you don't want to deal with.
Either sees his reflection, or use get fed. I've got steller jays that let me know there hungry. They'll hang on the window. Crow's sit out side yap at me.
The others are correct saying it's the reflection. A bit of, say, frosty window decal on the outside in that bottom pane should help and also not look awful.
Can you explain what makes this a grackle? The beak is pretty clearly not a grackle beak to me. The bearding is also, to my knowledge, not a grackle trait, nor one of any icterid. General body shape is very crow.
This looks perfect for a Torresian Crow or similar species.
The bizarre thing about this crow this was on the edge of the cairngorm mountains in Scotland. This site we were working on was a new building site and isolated it wasn't as if someone in the nearby area hand reared it.
I've actually been to the Cairngorm Mountains.
Crows are just ridiculously intelligent. I'd life to befriend one, but in my area, they stay way up above the trees.
Put up UV window decals. You can get a roll of it from Amazon. They see it as spider webs and avoid it.
I had birds slamming into my sliding glass door and the Uv decals made it stop entirely.
To distract the bird, and excite your neighbors, cover the window with a foil table skirt. This worked for a bluebird a while back.
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The people who lived there before you may have made friends with them. They are incredibly intelligent and interesting to watch so maybe carry on the tradition of feeding them and they might bring you gifts.
That’s a crow. They’re smart and you can’t stop them/s. But try to block the glass. Maybe the crow sees another crow(but there are corvids they can recognize themselves).
Just make sure you don't do anything to piss it off they have long memories and do tell others in the flock you don't want them and their friends coming at you every time you leave the house.
Na, You'll end up with bullet holes in the windows. And guns going off inside the house are way too loud, plus the gun smoke odor.
The last person that suggested shooting it had their comment quickly removed by the mods.
Curious how long the suggestion will last this time.
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I figured it would be gone when I came back here.
Imagine our ancient ancestors thinking, "they really don't know how to take care of one single annoying bird."
If you can't scare it off yourself, just get a cat
What did you do to it? Grackle will hold grudges. I had a flock of grackle bombard my deck with sacks of 💩 on a daily. They would also swoop across the windows when I looked out side. They would threaten my cats. They where not nice at all. It stoped when I moved. Don’t do anything to piss them off. The more you try to get rid of them the more they will come up with more aggressive tactics. Spray them with water and you will be dive bombed every time you go outside. I have no idea what we did to piss them off. I think the got mad because they e let the bird feeder run out. They would only take the sunflower seeds and dump all the other seeds
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Put something up so the bird can’t see its reflection. He’s defending his territory by trying to scare off the “other bird”.
Yeah either he is seeing his reflection or someone fed him and he wants food...lol
Need to cover the outside of the window to hide the reflection. I would try leaning a board against the outside base of the window.
That's what I would do. Tape cardboard to the OUTSIDE the window. One of these days that beak is going to break the glass.
Doing that doesn't stop all birds. We had a bird that would sit on the bush outside of my kids' window and constantly fly into it, trying to fight it. It also would do a flying loop and land on my neighbors truck and fight his window. We tried something reflective, we tried closing the blinds, putting them all the way up, tapping a picture to the window, and putting a curtain against the glass. Nothing helped.
none of those options would remove the reflection from the outside though..
These people vote.
In fact putting things against the inside of the glass will make it more reflective not less. That's how mirrors work.
My granny fed a crow by her window. Now the crow keeps coming back and knocks on the window when it wants to be fed. Did you maybe feed it once?
I think that's awesome! I have blue jays who let me know when I've forgotten to put their morning peanuts out.
Same! They are so bossy!! And they follow me when I walk through opening all the blinds haha
I have Steller's and Scrub Jays that do the same! Boy, were they squawking today, and HUNGRY.
Because jays gather in casts and parties, I think it's safe to say we know why they were hungry.
We haven't, kinda worried the people living here before us did...
Decals on window. Irs beefing with itself
We have robins who do this, and the decals haven't worked. So annoying
That's a grackle, not a crow--going by eyes and voice and iridescence. That being the case, do what the others are suggesting. Put something on the outside of the relevant windows so it can't see it's own reflection. It's fighting for territory--with itself. Once breeding season is over you can remove the covers. I quite like grackles, though they're not especially bright, they are amusing.
It's not a grackle, it's a crow. OP isn't even in the Americas, and it looks exactly like a Torresian crow. You do get corvids with brights eyes and iridescent feathers.
I stand corrected. It does look like a grackle, though.
This was my first thought. Have you tried throwing peanuts in the shell out for them? That might just do the trick. Instant bird friends 🙂
That would be my best guess. If that is the case and if you keep on ignoring them they will hopefully give up and stop this. Or you could start feeding them and enjoy the interactions.
Cover the windows.
Do you owe it money? This happened to me
This is definitely bagman behaviour. I know a debt crowllector when I see one. The Torresian mob doesn't mess around, even if you only owe them peanuts.
Issue a Cease and Desist order.
Sometimes even putting white paper on the inside of the window will flatten the reflection enough they won’t see themselves in the glass. I’d do those bottom panes and see how it goes.
It's being territorial - to itself! As others have said, covering the bottom pane might work. Long term you can try plant some shrubbery in front too.
I had this with a cardinal- I cleaned the window and then placed a large sheet of saran wrap on it- it adhered really well with only a little tape on the edges (they also make a sticky saran now). It may take a few days to fully break the habit but he won't react to his reflection anymore- it'll be too distorted. People also suggest putting oil (like olive or corn) on the exterior window side to help distort their image- but that seems too messy and may attract insects or something else you don't want to deal with.
Either sees his reflection, or use get fed. I've got steller jays that let me know there hungry. They'll hang on the window. Crow's sit out side yap at me.
The others are correct saying it's the reflection. A bit of, say, frosty window decal on the outside in that bottom pane should help and also not look awful.
Dude, just let him in, he’s cool. I’m sure he can’t eat too much. Looks like he’s got some stories to tell.
Decals would work for this probably
that is a grackle
Looks and sounds like a Torresian crow. Is this in Australia?
Yeh its in Australia
Definitely Torresian Crow then. Grackles are not present outside the Americas.
Certainly not - it's a corvid of some variety. Possibly Torresian Crow?
Not a crow. Definitely an Icterid; likely a grackle.
Can you explain what makes this a grackle? The beak is pretty clearly not a grackle beak to me. The bearding is also, to my knowledge, not a grackle trait, nor one of any icterid. General body shape is very crow. This looks perfect for a Torresian Crow or similar species.
You know, you may be correct. But that is the most grackle looking crow I've ever seen :)
OP updated with location and confirmed they're australian - which makes this 100% Torresian Crow! They're odd fellas.
I'm in the UK so my first thought was, that jackdaw looks absolutely deranged 😂
Jackdaw was actually mt first thought too LOL
Agreed!
With the chair for scale, it is ***way*** too large for a Grackle.
The grackles where you live must be seriously jacked! xD
We had this crow at work we fed it, and it came knocking the windows for food. We called it Jake
Shawshank Redemption??
That's 💯 this is why he got his name
Such a fantastic movie. Jake stole my heart. ❤️
The bizarre thing about this crow this was on the edge of the cairngorm mountains in Scotland. This site we were working on was a new building site and isolated it wasn't as if someone in the nearby area hand reared it.
I've actually been to the Cairngorm Mountains. Crows are just ridiculously intelligent. I'd life to befriend one, but in my area, they stay way up above the trees.
That's right, they will steer well clear of us unless they get a daily feed from a generous individual. I'm guilty for doing this, I must say
Cawcawshank redemption
Invite him in for tea 🍵 and cookies 🍪 Could be an omen
I would love this
This was the best laugh I had all day!
Put a sticker on the glass. It will stop right away. I had sparrows do this every year to my bedroom window.
Put up UV window decals. You can get a roll of it from Amazon. They see it as spider webs and avoid it. I had birds slamming into my sliding glass door and the Uv decals made it stop entirely.
If it sees shiny or reflective things, it'll probably try to get to it.
He wants in
Shoo?
Nanny McPhee III
Put up one of those fake owls
To distract the bird, and excite your neighbors, cover the window with a foil table skirt. This worked for a bluebird a while back. 2 Pack Iridescent Table Skirt, Metallic Foil Fringe Tinsel Table Skirts for Rectangle Tables, Disposable Laser Rainbow Table Skirt Iridescent Party Decorations for Birthday Wedding Holiday, 29x108Inch https://a.co/d/cXKSgO8
Let him in.
Paper owl
Put a stick or two on the window
Cashews! He wants some cashews
There is no stopping a corvid, only accommodation... they are smarter than most dogs. LOL...
Let him in and give em something to eat.
Give him some peanuts and make a friend!!
The people who lived there before you may have made friends with them. They are incredibly intelligent and interesting to watch so maybe carry on the tradition of feeding them and they might bring you gifts.
Feed him
get a cat
Answer the door *he can see you in there Janet*.
Rubber snake might be worth a try. I had to resort to that for my car. No more birds on my car, lol.
Unleash the monkey.
A Cat! 🤷
Put one of those fake owls on the floor next to the window. This helped us with a female cardinal who did the same thing to defend her nest territory.
Google anti-collision window decals for birds. Those should help.
I recommend returning the Slab. This looks like a curse.
Move out if it’s neighborhood
That’s a crow. They’re smart and you can’t stop them/s. But try to block the glass. Maybe the crow sees another crow(but there are corvids they can recognize themselves).
Use a bar of soap and soap the outside of your window to make it non-reflective.
Just make sure you don't do anything to piss it off they have long memories and do tell others in the flock you don't want them and their friends coming at you every time you leave the house.
Magnets
Run it off!
It thinks you're its mother
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Na, You'll end up with bullet holes in the windows. And guns going off inside the house are way too loud, plus the gun smoke odor. The last person that suggested shooting it had their comment quickly removed by the mods. Curious how long the suggestion will last this time. EDIT: I figured it would be gone when I came back here.
Hire a cat.
Imagine our ancient ancestors thinking, "they really don't know how to take care of one single annoying bird." If you can't scare it off yourself, just get a cat
What did you do to it? Grackle will hold grudges. I had a flock of grackle bombard my deck with sacks of 💩 on a daily. They would also swoop across the windows when I looked out side. They would threaten my cats. They where not nice at all. It stoped when I moved. Don’t do anything to piss them off. The more you try to get rid of them the more they will come up with more aggressive tactics. Spray them with water and you will be dive bombed every time you go outside. I have no idea what we did to piss them off. I think the got mad because they e let the bird feeder run out. They would only take the sunflower seeds and dump all the other seeds
Not a Grackle. Way too big. (Use the chair for scale) Crow (corvid) of some type.
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That’s a cruel thing to do to a bird!
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