Not many cardinals around here. But robins in the spring are terrible. I have large tow mirrors that are perfect for them to roost on.
I ended up glueing a small metal disc to the top of my mirrors. Then glued a small magnet to a section of those plastic bird spikes. During robin shitting season, when I get home I stick those spikes on top of my mirrors.
Pain in the ass, but still easier than cleaning crap off the side of the truck all the time.
Not a car, but my mother wad outside hanging freshly laundered white bedsheets on the clothesline one day when a flock of birds came by and strafed them with what looked to be the remnants of partially digested blueberries.
Dad made a quick trip to Sears to buy an indoor clothes drying rack with mom's howls of outrage still ringing in his ears...
When I was a farm kid back in the 50's my mom washed our clothes on a wringer washer and pinned them to the clothesline to dry. What would really set her off is when our neighbor across the road would use his manure spreader after she set out a load. I don't think it was close enough to actually damage her wash, but then, that was mom!
Because no trees or wires. Neighbor cut his redwoods down to nubs a few years ago and the owls that roosted in them used my side view mirrors for roosting until they realized those trees were not coming back any time soon. Now, the ravens that stampede my roof for spiders keep the little birds away, the ones that used to nail the spiders that moved into my sideview mirrors. So now I have spider webs all over them instead of owl poop. --nines
A male bird fighting his image in the mirror. Mating time. Had a Robbin do the same thing on my truck
ReplyDeleteMirror. They will perch for hours fighting the reflection.
ReplyDeleteMy uncle used to put a sock over his mirrors for that very reason, Robins seam to be the worst.
ReplyDeleteIn N.C., you have to cover your mirrors with plastic bags to keep the cardinals from ripping them off. Worse than robins when it comes to assholery.
ReplyDeleteNot many cardinals around here. But robins in the spring are terrible. I have large tow mirrors that are perfect for them to roost on.
ReplyDeleteI ended up glueing a small metal disc to the top of my mirrors. Then glued a small magnet to a section of those plastic bird spikes. During robin shitting season, when I get home I stick those spikes on top of my mirrors.
Pain in the ass, but still easier than cleaning crap off the side of the truck all the time.
Blue birds will do it as well. You would be surprised at the amount of crap they have in them.
ReplyDeleteBlue birds do that all the time to my black truck and black SUV. Nature, go figure.
ReplyDeleteNot a car, but my mother wad outside hanging freshly laundered white bedsheets on the clothesline one day when a flock of birds came by and strafed them with what looked to be the remnants of partially digested blueberries.
ReplyDeleteDad made a quick trip to Sears to buy an indoor clothes drying rack with mom's howls of outrage still ringing in his ears...
When I was a farm kid back in the 50's my mom washed our clothes on a wringer washer and pinned them to the clothesline to dry. What would really set her off is when our neighbor across the road would use his manure spreader after she set out a load. I don't think it was close enough to actually damage her wash, but then, that was mom!
DeleteBecause no trees or wires. Neighbor cut his redwoods down to nubs a few years ago and the owls that roosted in them used my side view mirrors for roosting until they realized those trees were not coming back any time soon. Now, the ravens that stampede my roof for spiders keep the little birds away, the ones that used to nail the spiders that moved into my sideview mirrors. So now I have spider webs all over them instead of owl poop. --nines
ReplyDelete