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Cari lettori, oggi vi racconto un fatto che ha dell’eccezionale.
In un freddo mattino di gennaio 2024, quando la neve era ancora soffice e leggera, uno Sparviero e’ venuto a fare razzia alle nostre mangiatoie, ma ha sbagliato manovra ed ha sbattuto contro i vetri della finestra. Nella foto sopra lo vedete affondato nella neve con la testa e mezzo svenuto.
Purtroppo sono cose che succedono, specie quando il sole crea riflessi che possono abbagliare. Ve ne avevo gia’ parlato nel mio post: Salvataggio.
Io purtroppo non ero in casa, altrimenti avrei scattato dovizia di foto, ma fortunatamente c’era Risto, il quale avendo sentito una gran botta sui vetri si e’ precipitato fuori a vedere.
Con coraggio, pieta’ e cautela (e guanti), Risto si e’ avvicinato all’animale e lo ha girato, liberandogli la testa dalla neve.

Purtroppo la foto non e’ chiara, perche’ mio marito aveva solo il telefonino a disposizione. Dopo aver visto che l’animale si stava muovendo e riprendendo, si e’ allontanato per non impaurirlo ulteriormente. Al suo rientro in casa, lo Sparviero era gia’ volato via.
Tutte le volte che ci e’ successo abbiamo visto che comunque gli uccelli hanno buone capacita’ di ripresa. Mai finora era pero’ successo che fosse un rapace a sbagliare manovra.
Ultime due considerazioni su questo fatto: voglio precisare che le nostre mangiatoie non sono troppo vicine alla finestra; questo esemplare e’ probabilmente un giovane ancora poco pratico di volo, dato che i maschi adulti hanno il piumaggio del petto aranciato, come potete vedere nel mio post: Studio su uno Sparviero.
Qui di seguito le due foto originali non ritagliate:
Wrong Manoeuvre.
Dear readers, today I’ll tell you about something extraordinary.
On a cold morning in January 2024, when the snow was still soft and light, a Sparrowhawk came to raid our feeders, but made a mistake and crashed into the window glass. In the photo above you see him buried with his head in the snow and probably fainted.
Unfortunately, it can happen, especially when the sun creates reflections that can dazzle. I already told you about it in my post: Salvataggio.
Unfortunately I wasn’t at home, otherwise I would have taken lots of photos, but fortunately Risto was. Having heard a big bang on the window, he rushed out to see.
With courage, pity and caution (and gloves), Risto approached the animal and turned it, freeing its head from the snow.
Unfortunately the second photo is not clear, because my husband only had his cell phone at hand. After seeing that the animal was moving and recovering, he moved away so as not to scare it further. Upon his return inside, the Sparrowhawk had already flown away.
Every time it happened to us we saw that birds have good recovery capabilities. However, never before has it happened that it was about a bird of prey.
Last two considerations on this fact: I want to point out that our feeders are not too close to the window; this individual is probably an immature one, probably not so good at manoeuvring, as adult males have orange breast plumage, as you can see in my post: Studio su uno Sparviero.
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How wonderful that your husband was home and able to turn him over so that he wouldn’t suffocate. He does look like a juvenile; hopefully this is a lesson learned for him.
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Buongiorno Luisella,
tuo marito è stato molto bravo ad aiutarlo. Buona nuova settimana 😊
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Può essere pericoloso per l’uomo?
Non ho idea delle sue dimensioni e se per caso possa “attaccare” per paura.
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Grazie Valeria. Buona settimana anche a te! 🌈
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Yes, it was a lucky moment for the critter too…my husband wondered what on earth had hit the window so hard.
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Hi
I tried to leave a comment, but WP wouldn’t allow me, so I’m not sure what’s wrong.
Many thanks Nilla
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È poco più grande di un piccione. In realtà non si può mai sapere la reazione di un animale, specialmente se selvatico. Di solito fuggono, ma se non possono…meglio avere i guanti e comunque mai toccarli.
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Hi Nilla, as we know, WP doesn’t work always so well…but this comment has arrived.
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Unfortunately, it often happens that birds fly in front of glass panes.
For this reason, I covered the glass on my terrace with motifs.
Most birds that fly outside the windows are simply dazed and recover after a short time. Such accidents sometimes end in death.
This has happened to me before, so I covered the windows with bird motifs.
My feeding areas are also often visited by a sparrowhawk in winter.
He’s hungry too 🙂
Kind regards, Werner
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Il devait être sacrement assommé le pauvre, ton mari a eu les bons gestes pour le sauver.
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Oh… oui.
Mon mari a estimé qu’il était nécessaire d’aider la pauvre créature. 😊
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Glad to hear the bird survived!
In my Kuusamo wilderness cabin used to happen many window collisions with casualities – because of the reflections. Then I hung pine cones from cotton strings outside the window, and collisions ended. Pine cones disturb the lake view minimally, but save lives. And my feeding stations are far from windows, but the reflections have been mirror like.
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I hanged decorations by the windows too and kept them permanently after that. I read that experts also recommend keeping the window panes not too clean, to help birds.
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Blij te horen dat ook in andere landen de mensen goed voor de dieren zorgen. Een dikke proficiat voor je echtgenoot.
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Hello,
I have had birds flying into my windows. It is good the your Sparrowhawk survived.
Take care, have a wonderful week!
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Great!
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Dolcissimo!
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👍🧡
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OK Luisella, grazie per la delucidazione.
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Ma povero meno male che ha ricevuto aiuti
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…windows are a threat for birds!
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sad
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Nice to read that he fully recovered and he has been lucky that your husband was home!
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Bravo to Risto for his quick thinking and quick action
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Yes, indeed. Thank you very much.
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Yes, the bird was lucky, but also my husband…he enjoyed the experience.
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Unfortunately it just happens…
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Absolutely. Here experts recommend to leave them dirty, (not shining clean) to help them.
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Si, fortunatamente Risto era a casa!
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Merci.
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Si, povero sparvi! 😉
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Sure, it just happens. Thank you. I wish you all the best!
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glad the bird recovered.
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We were glad too. 😊
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Poor thing. I’m glad the bird recovered.
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Oh my, so glad it recovered too! We have a lot of glass windows on the back of our house and have birds periodically hit ours too. They always recover, but sometimes it takes them a little while. I always worry for one until I know it’s flown off. 🙂
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It is a pity when it happens…
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Oh yes, poor hawk…
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Lucky bird. Perhaps the snow around its head helped its recovery, but it’s good that you managed to turn it around when you did.
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Yes, it ended well.
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I have hanged decorations to my windows too.
In alternative, experts say you can leave your windows dirty or not so clean…
This is really sad when it happens.
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