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Poor little birdie!

This poor little goldfinch flew head-first into our plate glass window.
I'm thinking this is what she felt like for a little while!
She finally perked up and flew off, but does anyone have any ideas how best to prevent bird concussions?

Credit to my husband, who kindly snapped these shots with a cellphone so that I could share them with you. Thanks, Dave! 

 The bird survived and flew away after a few moments gathering her wits while sitting in my hand. 


81 comments:

  1. Pat @ Mille Fiori FavoritiOctober 5, 2015 at 10:06 AM

    I hope that little bird recovered and was able to fly again, Sue! Hope all the rain and bad weather that SC is having is not happening where you are. All the flooding is so horrible there--the same happened two years ago in N Colorado--it was disastrous fro many!

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  2. 4 Lettre WordsOctober 5, 2015 at 10:27 AM

    That always makes me so sad. I believe you can buy "stickers" for the windows that help, but our HOA would never allow that. :(

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  3. BuckeroomamaOctober 5, 2015 at 12:06 PM

    Aw, poor thing!

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  4. ElaOctober 5, 2015 at 12:42 PM

    I hope that the bird will be able to fly to live !!
    Lovely pictures !
    Greetings

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  5. Pieni LintuOctober 5, 2015 at 12:53 PM

    Oh poor thing!

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  6. The Crumby MummyOctober 5, 2015 at 1:35 PM

    Bless him! xxx

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  7. Annas NadelbuchOctober 5, 2015 at 2:17 PM

    Stickers birds of black i have stuck to the window. That helped. I hope the little bird is still alive !

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  8. NanaHoodOctober 5, 2015 at 5:52 PM

    Bet he had a headache! FYI, you have pretty hands. As someone who doesn't mess with manicures and whose hands look like a mans, I notice pretty hands!

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  9. Linda KayOctober 5, 2015 at 6:31 PM

    My friend has cardinals that plow into her windows all the time. She has tried everything imaginable to prevent this, but they knock themselves out all the time. They drive her crazy. He's a cute little guy!

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  10. RalphOctober 5, 2015 at 7:04 PM

    Poor bird! Happily he/she flew away due to your aftercare after the mishap. Nice capture and a nice save!

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  11. Homeschooling in the Fox ValleyOctober 5, 2015 at 10:07 PM

    What an amazing photo of the little bird. So sweet.

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  12. Sunshine and ElephantsOctober 5, 2015 at 10:37 PM

    Poor little guy. So glad he's okay. I never thought about bird concussions before.

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  13. csuhpat1October 5, 2015 at 11:06 PM

    Happy the bird could fly away. I don't know how to prevent that.

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  14. Rhonda AlbomOctober 5, 2015 at 11:58 PM

    We have a corner that is all window, and a deck has that is clear balustrades, so we have this happen far too often. They always seem to perk up, thankfully. That middle photo of yours is really clever, and the caption is spot on.

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  15. elizabethOctober 6, 2015 at 12:26 AM

    Last spring we had a bird that came back week after week and flung himself against our windows. It was crazy!

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  16. RuthOctober 6, 2015 at 12:29 AM

    Glad she is doing ok. I have seen some birds making the same mistake and it is sad to see them hitting themselves.

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  17. MaschaOctober 6, 2015 at 1:33 AM

    Cute poor birdie! I haven't idea, thats happened....
    Hope, she is right again.
    Greetings from Germany, thanks for hosting

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  18. Margaret Birding For PleasureOctober 6, 2015 at 1:52 AM

    he was fortunate to recover.

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  19. Jill HarrisonOctober 6, 2015 at 2:26 AM

    Poor little bird. We have seen this happen too, and even had to rescue a poor stunned bird from a prowling cat once.

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  20. stevebethereOctober 6, 2015 at 3:22 AM

    Aww! that is so cute lovely photos :-)

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  21. Keith's ramblingsOctober 6, 2015 at 3:45 AM

    Poor little thing looks a little dizzy!

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  22. The Travelling LindfieldsOctober 6, 2015 at 5:49 AM

    He or she is just gorgeous. I'm glad she recovered and flew away.

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  23. KateOctober 6, 2015 at 6:55 AM

    She is a pretty bird. We've had a few fly into the window by the rose bushes and gotten a little turned around, but we've never had one knock themselves out.

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  24. MerisiOctober 6, 2015 at 8:28 AM

    Poor little birdie, so good to hear she was able to take off again!

    Thank you for the invitation to link up,
    cheers from Vienna,
    Merisi

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  25. Christina MorleyOctober 6, 2015 at 9:11 AM

    I'm glad the birdie was alright. Thanks for sharing the sweet photos and hosting!

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  26. I am HarrietOctober 6, 2015 at 9:16 AM

    I seem to get birds flying into my window all the time. I guess I should stop keeping the windows so clean.

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  27. Hootin AnniOctober 6, 2015 at 9:39 AM

    Being an avid birder, I have purchased and faithfully believe in the use of window decals!! This alerts the birds and isnt all that invasive on the view from inside the windows!!

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  28. PoppyOctober 6, 2015 at 9:56 AM

    Hi Sue,

    Lovely to meet you! What a perfectly pretty little birdie! Thanks for hosting, and have a wonderful Tuesday!

    Poppy

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  29. UnknownOctober 6, 2015 at 10:00 AM

    Oh my goodness, that little bird is so cute, I'm glad he was able to fly away!

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  30. Jackie and Joel SmithOctober 6, 2015 at 10:32 AM

    Love that shot of the 'bird in the hand'. . .it is worth two in the bush. (Sorry, I couldn't resist!)

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  31. A Bit of the BlarneyOctober 6, 2015 at 10:39 AM

    How very sweet! Thank you for your visit! Have a grand day!

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  32. Mystery CaseOctober 6, 2015 at 11:04 AM

    Poor little thing.

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  33. fredamansOctober 6, 2015 at 2:20 PM

    Poor thing is right. I think he'll be fine though if he flew away fine.

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  34. Claire JustineOctober 6, 2015 at 2:20 PM

    Aww poor little thing, glad to hear it felt better after a while :)

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  35. Cascia TalbertOctober 6, 2015 at 2:57 PM

    Poor little bird! Thanks for hosting. Have a great week.

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  36. Susan DemeterOctober 6, 2015 at 5:20 PM

    What a sweetie! My friend takes care of injured wildlife including birds. His blog is here and he may have advice http://robandtheanimals.blogspot.ca/

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  37. Minoru SaitoOctober 6, 2015 at 5:58 PM

    Hi! Very poor,but very cute too. Thanks for sharing.

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  38. Ai SakuraOctober 6, 2015 at 6:48 PM

    Oh dear hope it didn't injure itself!

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  39. FANCY the Red Standard PoodleOctober 6, 2015 at 8:06 PM

    Hi Y'all!

    The birding sites have several suggestions, including stickers and putting a feeder or water feature in front of the window to attract them away. Nothing I've tried has really helped much. Fortunately most seem to survive to at least fly away...once in awhile one ends up with a broken neck.

    Y'all come on by,
    BrownDog's Human

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  40. UnknownOctober 6, 2015 at 9:00 PM

    Oh my, poor little thing, I sure hope we is now doing well and able to fly and enjoy life.
    Have a great rest of the week.

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  41. Kristin AquariannOctober 6, 2015 at 9:20 PM

    She's so cute! I hope she was able to remember her way home.

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  42. Arnoldo L. Romero, MLAOctober 6, 2015 at 9:33 PM

    I'm so glad that cutie was OK. Blessings!

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  43. KismaslifeOctober 6, 2015 at 11:08 PM

    What a sweet bird. I hope it recovered well.

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  44. LindaOctober 6, 2015 at 11:21 PM

    Sweet baby! I have used special decals on my windows but you can also get a window film at www.collidescape.org.

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  45. florinOctober 6, 2015 at 11:41 PM

    I'm glad she recovered and flew away.

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  46. BirgittaOctober 7, 2015 at 1:35 AM

    Poor little one...Glad the bird could fly away. Thanks for sharing.

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  47. likeschocolateOctober 7, 2015 at 2:15 AM

    poor sweet thing! Hope fate was good. http://travelingbugwiththreeboys-kelleyn.blogspot.com/2015/10/harvest-corner-view.html

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  48. Jutta.K.October 7, 2015 at 2:41 AM

    The poor little bird. how nice that he has recovered and that you helped him.
    Thank you ♥
    Greetings from Germany

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  49. Bhavesh ChhatbarOctober 7, 2015 at 5:05 AM

    It is sooooo cute!

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  50. real girl sportOctober 7, 2015 at 5:07 AM

    So tiny! Did you manage to get it going out of the house again, or maybe you've had to adopt Sue?

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  51. Disney Day by DayOctober 7, 2015 at 9:51 AM

    Awww poor little guy, we have had a cardinal knocking on our window all summer - no idea how to get him to stop.

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  52. colleenOctober 7, 2015 at 9:54 AM

    So gentle, so trusting.

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  53. NatashaOctober 7, 2015 at 10:32 AM

    Awww, poor little birdie! I hope he recovers soon - it's always lovely to see people looking after the local wildlife. What a cute bird too! - Tasha

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  54. HettyOctober 7, 2015 at 11:13 AM

    Dear Sue, thanks for your kind command on my blog. I have a weekly photo party on Friday . Love to be on your blogrol. Groetjes, Hetty

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  55. Polly and PipOctober 7, 2015 at 12:35 PM

    Aww poor little birdie but glad to hear everything was ok in the end. We have found some little birds in our garden too, young ones that have fallen off the roof or trees, too young to fly :(
    Our Seaside Baby

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  56. KlaraOctober 7, 2015 at 1:37 PM

    Well done Dave! :-)

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  57. Cathy KennedyOctober 7, 2015 at 2:58 PM

    Poor little guy! Glad he's ok, though. Did he fly into the window? Fantastic photo op! Happy #WW!

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  58. Linda W.October 7, 2015 at 3:31 PM

    So glad the little bird was okay! Thanks for stopping by my blog, and I've just linked up to your page. :)

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  59. Mary HillOctober 7, 2015 at 6:34 PM

    Sweet. I love birds. I am glad you around to help this little guy.

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  60. LA BotcharOctober 7, 2015 at 6:54 PM

    Awww, poor wee birdie!!! Glad to see that this one is okay. although many do fly away after the incident, only to die from unseen injuries later. I worked in a building in our city downtown, and we have this program to prevent bird window collisions, and treatment after a collision. If the bird is stunned, we would place it in a box with the lid closed for a few minutes. then you take the box outside and see if the bird can sit on a branch on its own. If it can maintain it's balance, than there probably is no head injury. At this point it will either sit, or fly away on its own. If it still seems a bit stunned, you can put it back in the box with the lid open, and wait and see if it flies away soon. If it doesn't, naturally it probably needs help from the applicable resource.

    The easiest way to prevent these collisions is some sort of decals -- but actually they are not highly effective unless you can almost cover the window. The reason is they must eliminate much of the reflection that the bird sees in the window (go outside and look at your window and if you can see sky and branches reflected, so can the birds). Many people place their bird feeder right in front of their big window so they can watch the birds feed. One of the best things you can do is make sure your bird feeder is more about 30 feet away from the window. You can buy a netting to place over you windows to prevent the impacts, or even soap streaks on the glass will help eliminate that reflection.

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  61. NadezdaOctober 8, 2015 at 3:03 AM

    Wonderful photos, Sue!

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  62. AnonymousOctober 8, 2015 at 3:06 AM

    What a cute little bird! Hope he's doing well now.
    Thanks for visiting my blog!
    Greetings, Hilde

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  63. stardustOctober 8, 2015 at 7:04 AM

    NIce to know he could fly away. He was so fortunate to have rested on your palm.

    Yoko

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  64. One Mother HenOctober 8, 2015 at 7:34 AM

    Poor little bird. I hope he's ok.

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  65. kewkewOctober 8, 2015 at 9:18 AM

    What a cutie. I hope it is okay. Reminded me of when a pigeon hit our window of our apartment when I was a small child. I vaguely remember my mom taking it in to care for it.

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  66. HeatherOctober 8, 2015 at 9:42 AM

    Poor birdie -- glad it was okay.

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  67. Charlene N. K.October 8, 2015 at 10:40 AM

    Good the little bird survived. You've captured the moments well.

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  68. AnonymousOctober 8, 2015 at 11:25 AM

    Oh, poor birdie... I hope he recovers soon!
    Wonderful fotos!

    My ww is one day to late..
    Thanks for hosting!

    Have a nice day, Suzie

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  69. Stacy UncorkedOctober 8, 2015 at 1:36 PM

    Awww! What a cute little birdie! Glad he/she was able to recover and fly off.

    WW: Umbrella Dad

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  70. NatashaOctober 8, 2015 at 1:43 PM

    Just came back across to say thank you for the lovely comments! - Tasha

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  71. abriannaOctober 9, 2015 at 12:20 AM

    Sweet little goldfinch. Having an animal adventure here as well and I don't know the outcome yet.

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  72. Denyse Whelan.October 9, 2015 at 6:17 AM

    oh wow, I am not sure I could deal with a bird flying in but you certainly did. Cheers, Denyse

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  73. The Artful DivaOctober 9, 2015 at 9:03 AM

    Sweetest photo ever!

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  74. Jeannie MarieOctober 9, 2015 at 12:28 PM

    This happens occasionally, I hear the thump but they always fly off immediately. Poor bird!

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  75. Becky - Trekking with BeckyOctober 9, 2015 at 7:44 PM

    What an adorable little birdie! I'm sure he/she appreciated your TLC! :D

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  76. Athena Cat Goddess Wise KittyOctober 10, 2015 at 12:42 PM

    Cute birdie and wonderful photos :)

    Purrs xx
    Athena and Marie

    athenacatgoddess.com
    purrsfulloflove.com

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  77. Anni October 11, 2015 at 6:48 AM

    I was here last week while in my personal blog "Hootin' Annis" admin instead of my bird photo blog and so enjoyed the happy ending to this story. And I too thank Dave for snapping the photos to share here on your blog.

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  78. Kim Cunningham October 12, 2015 at 12:52 PM

    Such a sweet birdie. My daughter loves birds and often fInds babies.

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  79. UnknownOctober 14, 2015 at 3:45 AM

    Adorable photos :)

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  80. Pierced WonderingsOctober 14, 2015 at 9:11 PM

    What a sweet little birdie! I'm glad he was only stunned. I know that our house has this silver dots in the middle of our sliding glass doors - I guess they let the birds know that there's something there.

    Thank you for joining us for Photo Friday this week!

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  81. JibberjabberukOctober 17, 2015 at 5:14 PM

    I've had several birds go into my patio doors. I always send my husband out to check if they are OK as I can't bear to come across a dead bird!

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