Robin tapping at window

He's maybe just seeing himself in the window and thinks it's another robin.

 

I get blue tits shouting at me if I don't put food out for them, mind you, the Mrs does that too.

She used to love the first snows of winter, she'd run up to the door & start banging on it, shouting "You know the deal....... Let me in."

 

2 years ago i had a robin that attacked the mirrors on my car. He did this the whole winter and i had bird poo all over the windows and mirrors for months! He was protecting his territory and thought he was fighting off another robin.

 

I once had a pet seagull that used to call for me at lunch time. I worked in a little fishing village and being a towny at the time, saw no problem with giving my bad chips to the seagulls. One befriended me and would always turn up at dinner time and stand at my feet as I ate my chips. It would calmly take knackered chips out of my hand if I offered them.

One day I was sat at my desk and I heard tap tap tap on the window, the a pause. A few seconds later I heard tap tap tap again. I looked around, and there was my seagull on the outside window ledge. I went out to meet it and offered it a crisp. I then took my lunch break and did the daily trek to the chippy before coming back to the seafront. I didn't have to wait long before my seagull turned up to share my chips. This went on for several months.

They get a bad press seagulls, but mine was patient and polite, and never accidently took my fingers off even once.

 

I remember once staying in a holiday cottage in Cornwall which was very near to the beach. A seagull visited us every morning for breakfast. He knocked on the back door and then just stood there expectantly while we found him stuff. Mind you, some seem to take a more militant approach. A pair of gulls who were guarding chicks took a dislike to the local vicar and his congregation a while back:-


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2421246/Vicar-has-to-wear-hard-hat-to-church-after-seagull-attack.html

 

JWK, My dad befriended a Robin, whenever he was out in the garden the Robin was never far away and would often sit on the handle of his garden fork and seemingly watch him work out there. This went on for a good few years, when my dad died the robin used to come and peck at the lounge window. Almost like he was calling for him. Lovely peaceful birds I really like them. Maybe he is asking you to come out and play!

 

I to have seen simular events. Blackbird tapping the kitchen window for some currents and bluetits attacking the car side mirrors.!

 

I have seen a blackbird attack patio doors, it used to jump up and down on the door handle attacking it's reflection, this went on for years and the glass ended up badly scratched! Wasn't my house though :thumb:

 

Blimey! I bet that could get a little scary!!