Long Tailed TWIT

GORSTY · #1 (**permalink**) 16-03-2009, 05:58 PM

Hi folks

Have a Long Tailed TWIT visiting my garden and wonder if anyone has any thoughts to its very strange behaviour...

We have a feeding station outside our study window = one day this LTT decided to try and fly through our window several times - ten times at least. We went outside and yes the window does reflect the trees in the garden so it was possible that the bird thought there were trees growing in our room!

The following day and subsequent days (five days now) it has learnt that there is glass in the way but now comes & looks at us over and over and over and over again - flying from feeding station to tree to aerial wire to window - peers in at us - then goes back to the feeding station and repeats the performance - this lasts for 30 mins or so. If you go out and disturb it, it still returns -

Seems such as waste of energy but we should be able to get some lovely close up photos.

Any ideas folks

Tursiops2 · #2 (**permalink**) 16-03-2009, 06:02 PM

Are there any cobwebs on the inside of the window? It could be trying to collect nesting material, I've seen them do this at windows.
T2

ron1863 · #3 (**permalink**) 16-03-2009, 06:08 PM

Makes a pleasant change from us watching them

A warm welcome to WAB GORSTY

badgerwatcher · #4 (**permalink**) 16-03-2009, 06:27 PM

We had a great tit the other day that perched on the window sill and peered in the window, then hopped all the way along peering in, had a good look round the room and then flew back to the feeders.

Pippa · #5 (**permalink**) 16-03-2009, 06:34 PM

Usually,it is their own reflection that they are interested in believing it's another bird, or they see a path through and crash into the window accidently.Hope you get some good shots though

Hi and welcome

Pam_M · #6 (**permalink**) 16-03-2009, 07:28 PM

Welcome to WAB GORSTY.

If the Long-tailed Tit starts to fly at your window again I would either move the feeder elsewhere in your garden if it is positioned close to your study and/or try and curtain the window off so that it cannot see it's reflection or what it may believe is trees or shrubs reflected in the glass.

Good luck with your photo's!

nightowl57 · #7 (**permalink**) 16-03-2009, 08:39 PM

Last week I was in parked in a car park and whilist chatting with my sister a LTT landed on the rear windscreen and was just continually going up and down the glass, I guessed that he/she could see its own reflection and thought it was another LTT

Spyroviper · #8 (**permalink**) 16-03-2009, 09:09 PM

I love LTT's, their behavior is one of the best I think. They can be quite friendly and not as scatty as other birds.

Yes, it does indeed make a change from us watching them

Ruth Daniel · #9 (**permalink**) 17-03-2009, 10:06 AM

Welcome to WAB Gorsty!

My Mum has a Blue Tit that has done this against her kitchen for the last 3 years and always at this time of year so we presume it is territorial and that it is it's own image that it is fending off......you'd think it'd realise after 3 years tho wouldn't you! lol!