Bird Protection

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Bird Protection

You Can Protect Wild Birds FromFlying into your Windows.  (See Window Decals)

Thousands of wild birds are killed each year flying into windows.

Diagram of the bones and muscles in the chest

Diagram of the bones and muscles in the chest.Diagram Courtesy of Wildbase (Massey University)

See the damage caused below:

This imprint on a window shows the massive force with which a bird hits a window.

This imprint on a window shows the massive force with which a bird hits a window.  Photo courtesy of Paul Gibson

This is what the chest bones of a normal bird look like on an x-ray

This is what the chest bones of a normal bird look like on an x-ray. Xray Courtesy of Wildbase (Massey University)

This is a bird with coricoid broken on the left and right hand side.

This is a bird with coricoid broken on the left and right hand side. Arrows point to ends of broken bones. Courtesy of Wildbase (Massey University)