Have you ever been sitting quietly at home when suddenly—tap, tap, tap!
You look toward the window and there’s a bird pecking at the glass. Birds
At first, it can seem completely bizarre. Why would a bird repeatedly fly toward a window or spend several minutes pecking at its own reflection in a mirror?
Is it trying to get inside?
Is it looking for food?
Or does it actually think another bird is staring back at it?
Believe it or not, there’s a very good reason this happens, and once you understand what the bird sees, its strange behavior starts to make a lot more sense.
Why Do Birds Peck at Windows and Mirrors?
The most common reason is reflection.
Birds don’t necessarily understand that glass is reflecting an image. Instead, a window or mirror can appear to show another bird occupying the same space.
During certain times of the
