Window dilema

[Plocket]

I have a bit of a dilema: I have patio doors at the back of my house, and a big front window, and you can actually see right through my house. Which means the birds can too and on a number of occasions I've had them crash into the patio doors.

For a few years now I've had a bead curtain hung infront of the patio doors, but this blocks a lot of light and means I can't see the garden properly. I'd like to get rid of it now.

I've thought of putting hawk stickers on the windows but don't want to deter the little birds from our garden. Has anyone got any other ideas as to what I could do to stop birds from bashing into the patio doors? Thanks.

[Deleted]

Do as I do and don't clean the patio doors/windows, Plocket ;D Seriously, there is an adhesive film you can buy - normally sold to make bathroom windows look as though they've been 'etched'. I would have thought that would solve the problem while preserving your light - although it might not look very elegant ... cheers ...

[Tig]

I have the same problems with them crashing into windows and they can't see front to back in ours They always crash into those on the back of the house (upstairs and ground floor). These are not in direct sunlight after 10 am.

Depends on two factors I have noted - how much the windows are reflecting the sky/garden, and how clean they are (they tend not to do it when they are a bit rain splattered and dusty)
Bet your windows are all clean and sparkly Plocket
x Tig

[Plocket]

MMM but I won't be able to see the garden - that's the main reason why I want to take the curtain away. Thanks for your thoughts though CC.

[Amo]

I have a wood and wire pergola over my patio doors so it becomes a part of the garden. Sort of shields the glass from the birds a little. Wood for the frame and wire to keep it ligther or the study would be too dark in the winter. Good for the vine and clematis though and they give me shade in the summer (or that's the theory).

I guess birds hitting the glass is something we have to put up with, sad though it is.

[Jonah]

What about something like this Plocket?

www.pearce-environment.co.uk/acatalog/Droll_Yankees.html#a1076

[Plocket]

Those are lovely and would be perfect - thank you Jonah

Amo I like your idea but it's a north facing patio door so doesn't get much light anyway. I'm going to try and train my tangutica away from the patio doors this year so that it doesn't encourage the birds, and so that more light can get in.

[beanie]

I like the idea of the spiders web, here's another site that sells suncatchers

[Plocket]

Erm...... where?

;D

[Susie Snowdrop]

You could also dangle some old cd's outside of your doors P

S x

[Missredhead]

Mar 13, 2008 18:39:52 GMT beanie said:

I like the idea of the spiders web, here's another site that sells suncatchers

As Plocket said...where?

[beanie]

oops I'll try and find it again

[beanie]

found it
www.e-peels.co.uk/suncatch/

[Plocket]

Thanks Beanie - what a lovely site

[Rosefriend]

I don't know if this is a good idea or not or how you could use it practically but a little better than stringing up old CD's perhaps.

The people across the road have a problem with Jackdaw's all over the place and they also fly into their patio doors. They do however have a handy tree to hang these twirly whirly things from.




RF