Help! I think I created a monster. Female Cardinal would not stop attacking the mirror finish I put on the window. I'm concerned for her safety.
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I didn't add a mirror finish to my window at all, and the birds flock to my feeder just fine. Take the mirror finish off, and I'll bet the birds still come, now that they are used to the feeder. Lots of birds do get aggressive at feeders. You may end up discouraging some of them from using yours with the addition of the mirrored finish.
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I have not had any birds crash into the window where I have the feeder. I have had birds fly into our 12ft. slider at another location where they see the reflection of the TV. It sounds like your female may be on the dense side so matter what you do, she would probably crash into your window feeder or not! I feel bad for her, too!
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My friends reported a similar behavior of a cardinal. One day she just stopped doing it. We believe, she was not hurt.
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You might actually have a juvenile cardinal, not a female--both sexes are brown til they're adults; juvies have black beaks. They will often 'fight' with their reflections, thinking it's another bird. I highly recommend Cornell Lab of Ornithology's "All About Birds" website for lots of great information about birds, as well as some live nest and feeder cams, and a complete section to help you ID birds, and a great search function. http://www.allaboutbirds.org/
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You might actually have a juvenile cardinal, not a female--both sexes are brown til they're adults; juvies have black beaks. They will often 'fight' with their reflections, thinking it's another bird. I highly recommend Cornell Lab of Ornithology's "All About Birds" website for lots of great information about birds, as well as some live nest and feeder cams, and a complete section to help you ID birds. http://www.allaboutbirds.org/Page.aspx?pid=1189
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I had the same situation. I put it about 6 feet away and never saw a yellow jacket look at tit. It's been hanging there for a month. I put in the bait and followed the instructions. No luck so far.
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Living in Beauty has it covered. Make sure the small vent release is not sticking. It should be loose until it pops shut.
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I have a 46" of this model in a brightly lit room. NO PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER. I was worried too. But, one thing for me is that my window is on the side of my tv not directly behind. I,too, viewed it at several different Best Buys and it worried me how much reflection I saw. However, it's been strange to me. It doesn't seem as reflective since I got it in a home environment. One morning, with the blinds open even...I walked by and looked at the tv and had to stop because for a moment it almost looked matte.
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There was a wrap on mine! it was kind of hard to peel off I was so afraid that I was going to scratch the glass but i thought the same thing when I got mine the mirror was all curvy. Tell her to take the plastic wrap off, its really hard to see but I found a little bubble in the mirror and just peeled it off.
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Dear Serendipity...You might want to try some catnip and sprinkle some on the cover. I had the same problem with a few ferals and it took a few times but eventually they all laid on it. It also helps when the temp's get really cold. They can sense the warmth!
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Very good questions. The sticky stuff's efficacy seems to wear off pretty quickly. Either that or the pigeons I "invite" on my balcony have learned how to avoid! The spikes have also not deterred them. And all these years I thought city pigeons were stupid? Not so! Good luck getting rid of your pigeons. I've just about given up! Oh, and I do not have leaves blowing around on my balcony so cannot address that issue, sorry.
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I had so much trouble with it, I returned it to the mfg. They returned it to me, unopened. The next door neighbor has a Great Dane who happened to get a hold of the package. She destroyed it completely. That was the best thing that could have happened!
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I'm not sure I'm waiting for it to be delivered. I'm using it in my bathroom I'm assuming it could be removed without damage. But don't take my word for it. Have you thought about removing the mirrors?
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OMG YES! We had a 'FENCE CLIMBER!' and the very first time he got zapped? It rocked his World. He didn't know WHAT hit him! I cowered in his kennel for 2 days. Then he tried it again. ZAP! Again...cowered a day in his kennel. After that? We left it on for a week, then disconnected it. He had ZERO desire to hop that fence. If you are going to use it for coyotes, I'd leave it on 24/7 due to them roaming and you're not going to be able to teach just one that is place is 'Off limits'. Would I recommend this product? YES!!!
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My perch actually fell off b/c the velcro came unstuck from the windowsill ledge. It did not adhere as tightly as I thought it would - and it didn't damage the paint on the windowsill either when it came off. I re-stuck it but then I put 2 screws in the front of the perch and 2 in the windowsill and wound picture wire around to screws to affix it and ensure it couldn't fall again. (I keep the window up and the storm window down.) So, I don't know the answer but I would not count on it re-adhering to the new windowsill very tightly. I'd use another method to ensure it won't fall.
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I had painted ceiljng vents. This is very heavy material. I believe it was too heavy to stay. I don't believe the paint was the problem.
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I found that the cat(s) experience is so disturbing, they avoid the area it was on. You may initially need to re-train by putting it back on now & then...but not often.
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Lemme ask the end user........ Ok. She says:It's fairly dark, really dark inside. She'd like some windows. And a fan. And a catnip tree.She doesn't seem to think about the outside much, but thinks it's a fairy dark tone with not much in the way of red or burgundy overtones.Her only real complaint was that I wasn't playing with her more while I was trying to assemble it. So she sat in the shipping box.She doesn't care that I think it looks rather classy in the bathroom, when an open box would suffice.
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I doubt the birds will attack themselves on your screened windows. The decals did not deter the birds on my uncovered windows though at all. I did not find the product effective at all.
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It sounds like an angry dog. It crawls and barks. I just couldn't figure out how to control it . You can't move behind it as it starts making a racket.
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I wrote a reply to baby birds possibly falling from this little house and after looking at MY houses again, I CAN see how this could happen. I see there are a few other wren houses that might make better choices. Now you've got me wondering if I need to build a safety net UNDER this house. LOL (I think for next year, I'll order the other style that looks bigger and more room for the babies)..... Annie