Big Windows and Birds
by admin on Jun.10, 2012, under Favorites, Real Estate
Does the image below confuse you at first?
How long did it take to realize you were looking at a window reflection? Chances are it only took a few seconds, but that’s less time than a bird has to identify window versus reflection before they fly directly into the window and break their neck.
I knew within days of installing this huge window that I had a new problem to be solved. Fortunately, I found something very inexpensive that now has a year’s track record of working “as advertised.”
If you have large windows or are in an environment with a lot of small birds and you’ve seen them injure or kill themselves by flying into your windows visit Window Alert.
I won’t re-write what is explained on their web site about how and why these little decals work, but they DO work. I found out the hard way yesterday that the decals I applied some 10 months ago have lost their “mojo” when a female Cardinal slammed into the large back window shown above. She only stunned herself and after I moved her to a quiet location where she rested for about an hour, (probably contemplating her headache) she flew off to other realms.
I chose the Hummingbird decals which take all of 5 minutes to apply to a large window. Window Alert also offers patterns such as a Maple leaf, a butterfly, a modern square, and a snowflake. As you can see from the photo above these decals cause little or no distraction of the window’s view.
Window Alert has the solution to this problem nailed. Nice to find a product that costs little and saves lives! I pushed the limit since effective time is only 6 to 9 months. I’m off to order some more decals today and will plan on replacing them every 6 months without fail.
