Wonder why it died?

aww sad :( I saw a dead tawny owl in woods today

This can happen when the suns a bit lower Drc, when the light shows a reflection of your garden or land in the window, the birds try and fly through not realising it's glass. I've had this happen where I work, only the birds have been pigeons and even a pheasant which I found drunkenly strolling around outside, The smaller birds don't seem to make it though.

Oh,yhat is so sad,Denise..wonder if they get confused if the sun reflects on the glass ? very strange though,if it hasn't happened before..I'm sure someone will know..

oops,just crossed there Janey..sounds logical ..

Its just that in over 14 years it did not happen now 4 in 2 weeks.

At our old house (it was a terrace) the birds were always hitting the dining room window but seemed to recover and fly away after a few minutes. It's strange though that you've had 4 in two weeks!?

I have had several pigeons hit our downstairs windows and was not until I looked up one day and saw the reflection of a blue Sky in the window I realised what was happening.

Do you have blinds you can angle,Denise? if it's reflection ,that would help...

No just curtains Bloomer.

Aw poor thing. One thing about mirrors in the garden...a have seen a few birds fly into it..but none have died. Hope none do. DOnt know why it would all of a sudden happen Drc :(

This happens to us as well, the smaller ones usually die but the bigger ones, like pigeons, leave an imprint on the window, have a look and see, its like a very fine dust, every feather is outlined. I agree with Janey, they can't see the reflection and just fly on!:((. Why you have had 4 in 2 weeks I don't know, just coincidence?

I suppose it must be Pam.

how sad Denise i agree with janey to, i have blinds so think it helps.

Hope there are no more Sanbaz.

fingers crossed Denise, maybe put windchimes outside the window to discourage them, just a thought.

Thats an idea Sanbaz.

What a shame, some people put stickers on their windows, when this sort of thing happens, it does help.

Those are good ideas. If the birds see the reflection of something in front of the window-like chimes-They may realize They can't fly through it.

Ohhh dear I've made a terrible mistake :((( I've hit the like button. How do I unlike???
This is just awful.... and I feel terrible....

I did that on someones pic yesterday,Petal..just an automatic reaction..I didn't know how to 'unlike' either..

Same here we have had large and small birds hit the windows but fortunately none have died just a bit stunned
a sparrowhawk once hit the window ....don't know who got the biggest fright !!! me I think .....his imprint was left on the window it was quite something to see every feather outline showed up ........we now have a sticker on the window and have had no more birds crashing though that might just be co-incidence .

Dont give it another thought - I do it all the time Petal. I dont think there is unlike button.
I have had a good look and nothing is different inside or out but I will have to get some sort of stickers.

My mother had this problem, and she hung a couple of CDs in the window. Stickers might be a bit more elegant, though!

The 'Hawk' stickers work well but they have to be stuck on the outside of the window or the birds won't see them.
Good luck.

It has stopped now just that 10 days or so, odd!

we have been finding baby bats last few days Denise, my neighbour now me, wondered if our cats had caught them, so tiny, its sad :o(

thats a shame, they do swoop low perhaps cats can perch and catch them.

thats what i thought to, nature can be cruel.

it can Sanbaz