Aussie Finch Forum

Amazingly strange coincidence just occurred. E Orix and Jayburd dropped in on their way home from Singleton sale. Jayburd and I had just mentioned that Pardalotes would fit in well in my large aviary because of the clay bank. Anyway they left and then within an hour I've heard a thump on the window. I go outside to check and this poor bloke has ended his days by hitting the glass. I can't remember the last time I've seen a Pardalote around here but it would be a few years.

Might have been chased by a hawk

We get a few P's around here but never had one crash . .

Unlike doves which are regular victims of 'pane' in the neck syndrome

Have two breeding pairs at my place at the moment in the back yard,wild and free ,they seem to have a lot more spots on them than that bird,love them ,such a shame the bird meet its demise,garyh

garyh wrote:Have two breeding pairs at my place at the moment in the back yard,wild and free ,they seem to have a lot more spots on them than that bird,love them ,such a shame the bird meet its demise,garyh

G'day Gary,that bird that Sam has is the Striated Pardalote which is found vertually Australia wide.The one you are talking about is the Spotted Pardalote a more Southern species and probably the prettiest. Cheers Craig

What a coincidence!!
Striated pardalotes are kept in SA, I don't know of any spotted though (yet) :/

Last year I had a (wild) male spotted pardalote attacking his reflection in the window. I covered the window with paper on the inside and this fixed the problem.
Sometimes if the light is on and the curtains open, birds get the idea they can fly into our livingrooms and say gidday. They don't understand glass.

I always cover clear substances with wire in the aviary. Young birds especially can go wild and clock themselves badly in a panic

Uraeginthus wrote:Last year I had a (wild) male spotted pardalote attacking his reflection in the window. I covered the window with paper on the inside and this fixed the problem.
Sometimes if the light is on and the curtains open, birds get the idea they can fly into our livingrooms and say gidday. They don't understand glass.

I always cover clear substances with wire in the aviary. Young birds especially can go wild and clock themselves badly in a panic

Bit hard to cover our windows - the entire front of my house is glass and half of each side as well. The locals refer to my place as "The Glasshouse". We do get a few bird strikes but usually it's a young double bar which often recovers in an hour or so. I often use the risk of bird strike as a reason for our dirty windows - doesn't cut the mustard well with my dearly beloved.