Charlie the Chaffinch

[Venod]

Here is a picture of a Chaffinch, we have named him Charlie, for the past two days he has constantly been chasing his reflection in our conservatory windows, we scare him away, for his own good, but he keeps coming back, if he keeps this up he will die of exhaustion.

 

[Beebo]

Sounds like Charlie would do well over in the politics section.
Plenty of contributors can have arguments with themselves.

 

[Paulus]

Here is a picture of a Chaffinch, we have named him Charlie, for the past two days he has constantly been chasing his reflection in our conservatory windows, we scare him away, for his own good, but he keeps coming back, if he keeps this up he will die of exhaustion.
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He is obviously a bit dim, but, he is protecting his territory from the rival he sees in the reflection.

 

[Venod]

He is persistent, he was the first thing I saw this morning when I opened the blinds.
This was just now 18:00.

 

[Mr Celine]

I wondered where he'd gone. All of last week he was attempting to brain himself on the wing mirrors of mine and my neighbours' cars then he suddenly disappeared.
We thought the sparrowhawk had got him.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Do you not speak Finch? He wants his din dins obvs

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Happens every year with the dumb things - irritates me as they wake me up with their tap, tap, tap...

Not just Chaffinches to be fair.

 

[annedonnelly]

Obviously your windows are too clean & shiny. Let them get dirty & Charlie won't see his reflection.

 

[RoubaixCube]

Just be thankful its not a woodpecker

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Just be thankful its not a woodpecker

With fire and fury.

Ours has, thankfully, stopped.

 

[Venod]

He is still here attacking himself.

 

[Mr Celine]

Ours has been replaced by a wee dunnock. Attacking the patio door rather than car mirrors.

He's had a tough week. I watched him and Mrs Dunnock chase after a crow that had abducted one of their offspring.

 

[oldwheels]

Been up to visit my wildlife pal today. His working pickup driver's door is covered in white spots due to a blue tit which lands on top of the mirror and then moves to the window to attack his reflection.
His car has to be moved out of the car shelter every summer due to swallows who nest inside the structure and drop the obvious on top of the car if inside. So far they have not appeared this year but probably still on their way.

 

[Venod]

due to swallows who nest inside the structure and drop the obvious on top of the car

We have a House Martins nest under the apex at the front of our house they cover the porch canopy in droppings, but they haven't appeared this year yet.