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VivienB 16-07-2004 12:19 AM

Birds hitting window
 
You know that certainty you have seen something somewhere, but cannot
find it, however hard you try? That's me, right now!

Quite recently, I saw a discussion of how to make windows a visual
barrier to birds. The usual black stick-on silhouettes were mentioned,
but someone suggested something that struck me as more attractive and
possibly more effective. However, as we have rarely had such a
problem, I didn't bother keeping the information. In the last week or
two we have had a spate of birds crashing into a window where it is
possible to see a narrow band of another window on the other side of
the house. Of course, now I cannot find what seemed such a good idea
when I read it, having googled this newsgroup and others and also
looked in other places I thought possible. Can anyone help?

Regards, VivienB

Esmeh 16-07-2004 02:19 AM

Birds hitting window
 

"VivienB" wrote in message
...
You know that certainty you have seen something somewhere, but cannot
find it, however hard you try? That's me, right now!

Quite recently, I saw a discussion of how to make windows a visual
barrier to birds. The usual black stick-on silhouettes were mentioned,
but someone suggested something that struck me as more attractive and
possibly more effective. However, as we have rarely had such a
problem, I didn't bother keeping the information. In the last week or
two we have had a spate of birds crashing into a window where it is
possible to see a narrow band of another window on the other side of
the house. Of course, now I cannot find what seemed such a good idea
when I read it, having googled this newsgroup and others and also
looked in other places I thought possible. Can anyone help?

Regards, VivienB


cd's ?

gr. Meh



VivienB 16-07-2004 02:19 AM

Birds hitting window
 
On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 21:15:24 +0200, "Esmeh"
wrote:

Quite recently, I saw a discussion of how to make windows a visual
barrier to birds. The usual black stick-on silhouettes were mentioned,
but someone suggested something that struck me as more attractive and
possibly more effective.


cd's ?


Thanks for that, I am happy to use CDs for bird scaring in the garden,
but not really to my taste around windows. In the discussion I saw,
someone mentioned streamers and I think it was the response to that
idea was the one I am searching for.

Regards, VivienB

Franz Heymann 16-07-2004 02:19 AM

Birds hitting window
 

"VivienB" wrote in message
...
You know that certainty you have seen something somewhere, but

cannot
find it, however hard you try? That's me, right now!

Quite recently, I saw a discussion of how to make windows a visual
barrier to birds. The usual black stick-on silhouettes were

mentioned,
but someone suggested something that struck me as more attractive

and
possibly more effective. However, as we have rarely had such a
problem, I didn't bother keeping the information. In the last week

or
two we have had a spate of birds crashing into a window where it is
possible to see a narrow band of another window on the other side of
the house. Of course, now I cannot find what seemed such a good idea
when I read it, having googled this newsgroup and others and also
looked in other places I thought possible. Can anyone help?


Net curtains does the trick.

Franz



[email protected] 16-07-2004 02:19 AM

Birds hitting window
 
On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 20:49:26 +0100, VivienB
wrote:

On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 21:15:24 +0200, "Esmeh"
wrote:

Quite recently, I saw a discussion of how to make windows a visual
barrier to birds. The usual black stick-on silhouettes were mentioned,
but someone suggested something that struck me as more attractive and
possibly more effective.


cd's ?


Thanks for that, I am happy to use CDs for bird scaring in the garden,
but not really to my taste around windows. In the discussion I saw,
someone mentioned streamers and I think it was the response to that
idea was the one I am searching for.


Silly Moo actually scares birds away by flapping her arms up and down
whilst playing her Rudi Carol CDs, but that's another story :-)
--
Martin

Kate Morgan 16-07-2004 03:14 AM

Birds hitting window
 
snip
two we have had a spate of birds crashing into a window where it is
possible to see a narrow band of another window on the other side of
the house. Of course, now I cannot find what seemed such a good idea
when I read it, having googled this newsgroup and others and also
looked in other places I thought possible. Can anyone help?


I recently had a problem with a crow tapping on my bedroom window, it
was decided that it was probably a territory thing, reflection etc.
Much as I hate net curtains I put some very fine nets up and the tapping
has stopped.
kate


Esmeh 16-07-2004 05:19 AM

Birds hitting window
 

wrote in message
...
On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 20:49:26 +0100, VivienB
wrote:

On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 21:15:24 +0200, "Esmeh"
wrote:

Quite recently, I saw a discussion of how to make windows a visual
barrier to birds. The usual black stick-on silhouettes were mentioned,
but someone suggested something that struck me as more attractive and
possibly more effective.

cd's ?


Thanks for that, I am happy to use CDs for bird scaring in the garden,
but not really to my taste around windows. In the discussion I saw,
someone mentioned streamers and I think it was the response to that
idea was the one I am searching for.


Silly Moo actually scares birds away by flapping her arms up and down
whilst playing her Rudi Carol CDs, but that's another story :-)
--
Martin


That's the last time I will lay myself bare to you!

Meh



JennyC 16-07-2004 09:14 AM

Birds hitting window
 

"VivienB" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 21:15:24 +0200, "Esmeh"
wrote:

Quite recently, I saw a discussion of how to make windows a visual
barrier to birds. The usual black stick-on silhouettes were mentioned,
but someone suggested something that struck me as more attractive and
possibly more effective.


cd's ?


Thanks for that, I am happy to use CDs for bird scaring in the garden,
but not really to my taste around windows. In the discussion I saw,
someone mentioned streamers and I think it was the response to that
idea was the one I am searching for.
Regards, VivienB


I didn't see the thread but maybe one of those fly curtain things you hang up in
doorways would work?
jenny



Stanley 16-07-2004 09:15 AM

Birds hitting window
 

"Kate Morgan" wrote in message
. ..
snip
two we have had a spate of birds crashing into a window where it is
possible to see a narrow band of another window on the other side of
the house. Of course, now I cannot find what seemed such a good idea
when I read it, having googled this newsgroup and others and also
looked in other places I thought possible. Can anyone help?


They leave a beautiful print of themselves on the glass, especially the

pigeons!

Sue


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[email protected] 16-07-2004 09:15 AM

Birds hitting window
 
On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 00:33:15 +0200, "Esmeh"
wrote:


wrote in message
.. .
On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 20:49:26 +0100, VivienB
wrote:

On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 21:15:24 +0200, "Esmeh"
wrote:

Quite recently, I saw a discussion of how to make windows a visual
barrier to birds. The usual black stick-on silhouettes were mentioned,
but someone suggested something that struck me as more attractive and
possibly more effective.

cd's ?

Thanks for that, I am happy to use CDs for bird scaring in the garden,
but not really to my taste around windows. In the discussion I saw,
someone mentioned streamers and I think it was the response to that
idea was the one I am searching for.


Silly Moo actually scares birds away by flapping her arms up and down
whilst playing her Rudi Carol CDs, but that's another story :-)
--
Martin


That's the last time I will lay myself bare to you!


Sing along with Silly Moo?
http://home.pages.at/blacky/schlager/sommer.html
--
Martin

Esmeh 16-07-2004 12:16 PM

Birds hitting window
 

wrote in message
...
On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 00:33:15 +0200, "Esmeh"
wrote:


wrote in message
.. .
On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 20:49:26 +0100, VivienB
wrote:

On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 21:15:24 +0200, "Esmeh"
wrote:

Quite recently, I saw a discussion of how to make windows a visual
barrier to birds. The usual black stick-on silhouettes were

mentioned,
but someone suggested something that struck me as more attractive

and
possibly more effective.

cd's ?

Thanks for that, I am happy to use CDs for bird scaring in the garden,
but not really to my taste around windows. In the discussion I saw,
someone mentioned streamers and I think it was the response to that
idea was the one I am searching for.

Silly Moo actually scares birds away by flapping her arms up and down
whilst playing her Rudi Carol CDs, but that's another story :-)
--
Martin


That's the last time I will lay myself bare to you!


Sing along with Silly Moo?
http://home.pages.at/blacky/schlager/sommer.html
--
Martin


:-)

Moo



Mike Lyle 21-07-2004 09:15 PM

Birds hitting window
 
"Stanley" wrote in message ...
"Kate Morgan" wrote in message
. ..
snip
two we have had a spate of birds crashing into a window where it is
possible to see a narrow band of another window on the other side of
the house. Of course, now I cannot find what seemed such a good idea
when I read it, having googled this newsgroup and others and also
looked in other places I thought possible. Can anyone help?


They leave a beautiful print of themselves on the glass, especially the

pigeons!


Has somebody been watching too much 'Tom & Jerry'?

Mike.

Sacha 21-07-2004 09:15 PM

Birds hitting window
 
On 16/7/04 9:17 pm, in article
, "Mike Lyle"
wrote:

"Stanley" wrote in message
...
"Kate Morgan" wrote in message
. ..
snip
two we have had a spate of birds crashing into a window where it is
possible to see a narrow band of another window on the other side of
the house. Of course, now I cannot find what seemed such a good idea
when I read it, having googled this newsgroup and others and also
looked in other places I thought possible. Can anyone help?

They leave a beautiful print of themselves on the glass, especially the

pigeons!


Has somebody been watching too much 'Tom & Jerry'?


No, that's absolutely correct. My mother, who 'inherited' pigeons in a loft
beside the garages of the house she and my father bought 50 years ago, tells
me just the same thing. In her case, the impression is left on her dining
room windows which face south east.
--

Sacha
(remove the weeds after garden to email me)


JennyC 21-07-2004 09:31 PM

Birds hitting window
 

"Mike Lyle" wrote in message
om...
"Stanley" wrote in message

...
"Kate Morgan" wrote in message
. ..
snip
two we have had a spate of birds crashing into a window where it is
possible to see a narrow band of another window on the other side of
the house. Of course, now I cannot find what seemed such a good idea
when I read it, having googled this newsgroup and others and also
looked in other places I thought possible. Can anyone help?

They leave a beautiful print of themselves on the glass, especially the

pigeons!


Has somebody been watching too much 'Tom & Jerry'?
Mike.


No, pigeons seem to be very dusty birds and do indeed leave a perfect 'print' of
their outline and feathers on the glass. It's rather pretty ...........
Jenny



Sue 21-07-2004 09:34 PM

Birds hitting window
 

" two we have had a spate of birds crashing into a window where
it is
possible to see a narrow band of another window on the other

side of
the house. Of course, now I cannot find what seemed such a good

idea
when I read it, having googled this newsgroup and others and

also
looked in other places I thought possible. Can anyone help?

They leave a beautiful print of themselves on the glass, especially

the
pigeons!


Has somebody been watching too much 'Tom & Jerry'?
Mike.


No, pigeons seem to be very dusty birds and do indeed leave a perfect

'print' of
their outline and feathers on the glass. It's rather pretty ...........
Jenny

The first time we had we left the window uncleaned for ages!!
Sue



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