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Agressive Bluebird

This past spring a male bluebird nested in our yard, and in March took a dislike to his image in the mirror of our SUV. He fought the mirror so much we covered the mirrors. He then fought his image in the windows. We rolled down the windows. He then found his rival in the rear window. We placed a plastic owl on top of the vehicle, but that didn't deter him. We finally taped pinwheels onto the mirrors to try to scare him away. He saw his image in those and fought those. Sometimes he would fight the mirror, then turn and bite himself in the back, while leaning backward. He would finally lean so far backward that he would fall off. Between his battles with his image he managed to raise two broods of young. It is now late November with freezing temps, and he is still fighting his image.
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The bluebird that won't quit
The bluebird that won't quit
Fighting his image on March 2nd
Fighting his image on March 2nd
Trying to scare him with pinwheels
Trying to scare him with pinwheels
He finds his image in the pinwheel
He finds his image in the pinwheel
Fighting the pinwheel bluebird
Fighting the pinwheel bluebird
This plastic owl doesn't even slow him down
This plastic owl doesn't even slow him down
Still at it Oct 27th - Leaves his usual calling card
Still at it Oct 27th - Leaves his usual calling card
Biting himself in the back - not preening
Biting himself in the back - not preening
Trying to get the guy in the window
Trying to get the guy in the window
Taking a break
Taking a break
Doing his trick for Halloween - Oct 31st
Doing his trick for Halloween - Oct 31st
Nov 21st - Expression says, Make My Day! He has a tiny shoulder holster just under his left wing.
Nov 21st - Expression says, "Make My Day!" He has a tiny shoulder holster just under his left wing.
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