Dealing with a territorial robin
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A robin has decided that his reflection in our car windows is a competitor robin, muscling in on his manor.
He has crapped all over three cars. Badly.
The valeter was here today and had to machine polish one mark, because it had etched the paint. Even while he was working the robin was flitting about and actually messed on one car as it was being polished.
We need to stop this little critter, and fast. Does anyone know of a humane method? If not we may have to go down the pest control route.
Louis Balfour said:
A robin has decided that his reflection in our car windows is a competitor robin, muscling in on his manor.
He has crapped all over three cars. Badly.
The valeter was here today and had to machine polish one mark, because it had etched the paint. Even while he was working the robin was flitting about and actually messed on one car as it was being polished.
We need to stop this little critter, and fast. Does anyone know of a humane method? If not we may have to go down the pest control route.
Make him go somewhere else. Suggest hanging some mirrors in the garden near by, he will then drive himself mental over there, not at your cars., hopefully. He has crapped all over three cars. Badly.
The valeter was here today and had to machine polish one mark, because it had etched the paint. Even while he was working the robin was flitting about and actually messed on one car as it was being polished.
We need to stop this little critter, and fast. Does anyone know of a humane method? If not we may have to go down the pest control route.
Had this with a small bird a couple of years ago, he spent the entire summer fighting with himself in against a garden mirror. Ended up removing the mirror in the end.
TTmonkey said:
595Heaven said:
Just cover the mirrors when parked. The robin should get bored and move on after a day or two
It’s the windows. Not the mirrors. I would indeed "live and let live" by preference but the "cheeky little scamp" could have caused, and may yet cause, very expensive damage to several cars, if he is allowed to continue his misguided vendetta.
How a bird the size of a gherkin can generate that mush s
t remains a mystery.geeks said:
dontlookdown said:
You'll need to get a territorial Kitten to see him off.
A Scimitar would be overkill...
While I get the joke we actually have two Robins here that bully our cat and both dogs, territorial pricks and just brilliant birds, they like the wife and I as we feed them A Scimitar would be overkill...
I can help, buy some cheap tacky Xmas tree ones off ebay, buy a few as they get destroyed quickly! The ones with wire feet are better.
Find the real Robins preffered perch and set up the fake wrapping the wire feet around the branch.
The real Robin will be so annoyed by the new intruder your cars should be left alone...
Thats What She Said said:
Just buy a packet of wet wipes and go check the cars every day. A quick wipe will get rid of it and avoid any etching in the paint.
It will only damage the paint if it's left to sit there for days on end and bake in the sun.
This is the work of 45 minutes and two cars parked next to each other had their side mirrors covered in one day.It will only damage the paint if it's left to sit there for days on end and bake in the sun.
Simpo Two said:
The edge actually looks like it's been pecked. Can Mrs B make some elasticated mirror covers? Easy to use and would at least keep that bit safe.
I haven't yet discounted sticking bird spikes on with blu tack.The bird knows he is in trouble, he has been sitting on top of the hedge mouthing off. Then when I approach him he goes into the hedge or flies off.
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