Nature Update (14) - more sparrow grief

[anna_wing]

I have a glass patio door which is usually open during the day, since there is a separate screened door to keep out dengue and chikungunya-bearing mosquitoes. We've had the occasional bird collision accident. A dove hit in and fell into the pool, and a sparrow stunned itself. Both survived, but the other day a sparrow flew into it at full speed and broke its neck. We hadn't thought it was too much of a problem because normally the resident sparrows know it's there, they perch on it regularly. This one must have been a visitor, or forgot.

We've now stuck up an old plastic bag onto the top half of the glass for the time being, and my friend is sending me some window decals.

Comments

[shirebound]

That must have been shocking and sad. *hugs you*

[anna_wing]

It happened right in front of me. I heard a bang, Bus-stop Cat went to 'pointer' position (I didn't know cats could do that), I looked outside, and there was the sparrow on its back. By the time we had secured Buss-stop Cat and gone outside to check on it, its body was already cold.

[sartorias]

Window decals, good idea.

[anna_wing]

I do hope they work. They're sold as anti-collision decals, but I think any ones would do.