Garden

[Kitty Galore]

I put a wreath on our front glass door the other day .   I saw that a Robin was flying around it so took it down.    We've had problems with birds maki g nests in our wreaths every year and it's upsetting sometimes as we have found dead babies on the porch and splattered eggs which is so upsetting .   Because of this no more wreaths on the front door .  We have plenty of trees to make nests ,  we live in a wooded area,  plus we have bird houses . The problem now is though and I'm not sure if this is even possible ,   this Robin comes back everyday now and p**ps on the door , porch and pillars.   I know it's the same bird cause I can see him through the glass .  She flies half way up the glass then flies up to the door ,p**ps,   then the pillars .   I'm amazed at this but I swear the bird is mad at the wreath being gone and is getting back at us .   Is there any way this could be true ?  I mean I didn't think a bird would react in anger or that it was even possible .  Anyone ever have a problem like this ?

[fthunt]

Umm....is your porch and front door covered by a roof?   If yes, then I have no answer for you.  If no - you are on 'flight pattern' meaning........mama bird cleans the nest of poop - and takes it away & drops the 'bundle' wherever.  You get the 'bundle'.

For some reason my driveway is on the flight pattern - woods in the back - but every year my clean blacktop driveway is splatter with white globs.  No neighbors get the hit - but I have for over 30 years.  Lucky me.

Then again.................perhaps the bird IS ****** about the wreath  LOL

[Kachina624]

Maybe your Robin sees its reflection in your glass door and thinks there's a rival in its territory.  Animals don't have human traits like revenge. 

[RedTop]

@Kitty Galore 

I think robins are spiteful birds.  When I had clotheslines in the backyard, I never had problems with the wrens who built nests in my nearby clematis vine.  But if a robin had a nest in the vine, me and that bird had boundary issues all summer.   She was guaranteed to ****** on anything I hung within 10+ feet of her nest.   

[maximillian]

We are also having a problem with a robin.  We have a small front porch.  I have a double-seater, gliding chair out there with a high back.  That darn robin gets up on the back and yes, she p**ps.  So, we went to our local branch of a chain home-improvement store this morning and bought a resin owl.  The owl is now on top of the high back.  So far, so good.  Well, not exactly.  Now one of the dogs barks at the fake owl.  SIGH.  

[maximillian]

@Kachina624 

You know, scientifically, I guess you are correct.  However, emotionally, I'm thinking some birds and animals just want to get even with us for...whatever!

[RedTop]

Just last week I kept hearing a bird squawking out front, and asked my husband if there was a bird on the front porch.   

He had just come inside from smoking, and a robin with a mouthful of twigs had intentions of building a nest on our porch light.  He swatted her away several times, and she was sitting on the lowest limb of the tree fussing at him.  She finally gave up.

[maximillian]

@RedTop 

In previous years, we had a roin build a nest in that location on our front porch.  Cute babies, but more clean-up-you got it-bird doo.

[Desertdi]

It's MATING SEASON......the birdies are all acting a little nutsy.   I was driving down my street this morning......and a bird tried to land on the hood of my car......it was staring right at me thru the windshield......and trying to get traction with it's scrawny feet.

[JustJazzmom]

I had a robin last year build a nest right in the center of this tree. She laid 2 eggs which eventually ended up fledging. This year I see robins on our front lawn, but no nest building yet. Sorry it's sideways; it correct in my photos. But you see how small the tree is? The nest took up the entire center!