This pretty boy is spending his days flying from the crab apple tree to our laundry room window.
He’s been doing this for at least the last 5 days, most of the day, in all kinds of light.
I know he sees his reflection and is protecting his territory. But you’d think he’d be exhausted by now. The windows, just recently washed are covered in stripes of waxy bird grease where he’s slid, flapping his wings.
I hope he figures it out soon. Now I know where the term ‘bird brain’ comes from.
October 30, 2026 at 9:38 am
This is funny only because I read recently about how territorial cardinals are. They will even defend themselves from their reflections–which your boy seems to have mastered. The cardinals at my feeder are funny. The Mrs sits in the feeder, munching down, while Mr Cardinal stays on the ground–‘toss some down here, my dear!’ 🐦
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