tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post7067203589734075162..comments2024-03-26T10:03:51.827+13:00Comments on Karl du Fresne: The curious incident of the bird in the nighttimeKarl du Fresnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054853925940134404noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-7524425102799624442014-04-13T15:54:02.659+12:002014-04-13T15:54:02.659+12:00Our house is on the crest of a hill and the window...Our house is on the crest of a hill and the windows give visibility right through so that we often get birds trying to fly through the 'clear space' to them, that seems to be there. At night we often leave the lights on over the deck and this way we can attract moreporks that come to feed on the moths and so on that come around the light. We have never in 30 something years had a morepork fly into the windows. I have heard their talons against the glass as they have come in close to snatch a huhu from on the window but never a crash. The birds that do crash into the glass are usually kingfishers and cuckoos.Mostly they survive-there are NO cats anywhere around. I do recall when teaching that a child bought a morepork to school. It had been stunned flying into a farm vehicle.<br />It enmerged from the sack in a very bad temper and we were all able to admire it. The beak I recall was very strong but didn't penetrate flesh. We let it go of course and it flew away none the worse for its experience.In general we leave the stunned birds and just observe them.Jigsawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13906156865367357834noreply@blogger.com