I ask because I swear a little tiny bird just landed on a branch outside my window and scared itself.
I am writing by an open window and enjoying the breeze and the sun light as it streams in. I have a giant tree that overshadows the window, I think it's called a spruce tree. I love the way it smells and looks it is amazing and a key feature of the purchase.
So this little bird sits on a branch for about half a second and then chirped a sharp and loud chirp and absolutely flapped birdy wings straight away from the window.
I am laughing imagining the bird landing to see what was going on inside that house and getting a wiff of giant swamp panther and just absolutely losing his little birdy mind in panic and fear to dash away.
While we’re discussing bird behavior, I had a weird experience yesterday.
I was walking down the middle of a quiet street when I noticed wings flapping close behind me. As I went to look, I saw a mockingbird fly up to a nearby tree on the edge of the street & thought he’d just dipped too low when he flew from the electric wire to the tree. But then it happened again, and again and again — always close to the back of my head like a scene from Hitchcock’s “The Birds.” And no, there wasn’t a nest anywhere nearby.
The only thing I could think of is my ponytail of white hair—maybe it wanted a strand for a nest or something.
Ah, I just read an article that says mockingbirds especially see white as a danger sign cuz they have white wing patches to scare rivals & predators away. So maybe it was my white hair & I was being attacked for being on that bird’s territory! #birds
@bronakins oh! Well heck, I didn't have "become a beacon of panic and fear for birds" on my what to expect when you grow older...but that works. :blobcatgiggle:
@si_irini@mentallyalex Most of them have a pretty terrible sense of smell. I think there's a small handful that can smell okay. I wanna say it's limited to a few species of vulture?
This definitely was more of a robin or sparrow. Perhaps I am anthropomorphizing it's response a bit but I swear it landed and immediately had second thoughts. :blobcatgiggle:
@NanoBookReview I imagine the perfume of kitcat was heady but it sounds like the bird likely was immune.
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