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How can I stop birds from flying into my windows? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/homeimprovement

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I'm a very light sleeper, so I have blackout stickers on my bedroom window. (They're vinyl sheets that stick to the inside of the window with water.) I've used these most of my life with no issue. Well, I moved from the city and my new place is in a wooded area. I'm hearing birds and squirrels bonk into the window because they think it's a little cave or something. With the heatwave it's now multiple times a DAY. I opened my window today and there's actually a small pile of dead bodies on the ground. I feel awful.

Is there anything I could do to help these animals understand my window is a black wall and not a cave?

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[–] MrBakedBeansOnToast 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Put something like this outside your window or stick this onto the outside of your window. The reflectiveness of your window over a dark background makes it appear like a mirror so birds think the can fly through this „opening“. The sticker with the silhouette of a bird of prey will scare them away.

[–] Ongar 2 points 1 year ago

It's not necessarily the predator thing that scares them away. The most important part is breaking up the reflection on the outside. The anit-collision stickers will work well for this. Look on amazon or at a local hardware store, they come in many patterns and shapes, just pick one that you like. You can also hang a couple old CD's in front of your windows from fishing line. People do that where I'm at to scare off woodpeckers from their house and it should work for other birds too.