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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2006 13:15:57 GMT
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Post by Chuckles on Dec 12, 2006 13:51:05 GMT
Just looked at the site, there very impresive looking and I had to blink and look twice at them. Not my cup of T, a bit OTT  . I agree that mirrors particularly that size wouldn't be very bird friendly. I do like to see mirrors used but not in such a large obvious way as those, a little more descreet with lots of greenary growing round and over them. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2006 14:26:30 GMT
I agree BB they look brilliant but ............
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Post by Plocket on Dec 12, 2006 14:30:46 GMT
I always worry about the cleaning too!!!
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Post by Chuckles on Dec 12, 2006 15:02:42 GMT
I'd worry that I might catch a glimse of myself  not a pretty site especially after a a few hours doing the garden ;D ;D |
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Post by MamIDdau on Dec 13, 2006 10:24:07 GMT
My aunt an uncle have one in their garden and it freaked me out. I don't want to sit there relaxing in the garden and catch a glimpse of myself lookin like a beached whale. Theirs is half the height of the fence and surrounded by greenery.
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Post by andy on Dec 13, 2006 10:29:50 GMT
They can look superb in the right setting......usually an overgrown section of the garden.
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Post by blodau on Dec 13, 2006 16:50:05 GMT
Are they more dangerous than windows? I've had experience of a bird flying into an office window but have not known them fly into the house windows. Is it because the mirrors are situated in the garden? Would it just be a case of siting them carefully?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2006 16:55:21 GMT
Birds quite often fly into my house and conservatory windows  Pigeons leave a powdery mark on the window at the point of impact. |
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Post by Plocket on Dec 13, 2006 17:29:25 GMT
It's a tough one to answer Blodau and you'll probably get varying opinions. This is my view on it though:
I think with windows the birds don't actually see the glass and think they can fly through - we've certainly had quite a few in our house because you can see right through the house from one window: a couple of years ago we had a pigeon fly in, and blue tits were regular visitors. More often than not they would turn tail and fly out. However when the patio doors were closed they would crash into the glass and I've had to dispose of one or two bodies. I now have a beaded curtain in front of our patio doors (inside the house!) and this seems to have had a very positive effect as we haven't had any more instances of birds crashing into the glass.
With mirrors though the birds think it's more garden and can see themselves.
Personally I think tiny mirrors in the garden are fine but I don't like the idea of larger mirrors, although I agree that they look lovely. However as you say careful siting might be ok, for example putting a mirror in a small walled area where birds wouldn't really be flying about.
I don't know whether this actually helps you or not though!
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. I agree that mirrors particularly that size wouldn't be very bird friendly.
