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Message: [QUOTE="corgi, post: 446809"] Wow nice pix and birdwhisperer? How'd you do that? We live in a rural area in the upper part of Michigan's lower peninsula. We have birds constantly crashing into the windows. When the bird is unresponsive or disoriented to the point of not being able to stand, we will pick the bird up and try to get it to grip one of our fingers. One can feel the strength coming back into their grip as they come around. We will try to talk softly to it from behind , slightly from one side and then the other, paying close attention to the movement of the head. What we are looking for is movement in both directions from the bird to let us know the neck is not broke. All the while, softly stroking the bird with a finger along the grain of the feather. Head to tail. It sometimes just takes a few minutes, but we have had them for over a half hour before they finally flew off. It's a great feeling to see them leave. My wife has done this much more than I but it's wonderful to see them fly off. I call her the bird whisperer. More pics of these successful releases after hitting a window. Hairy Woodpecker [img]https://i.imgur.com/2AbonHYh.jpg[/img] Blue Jay [img]https://i.imgur.com/MxYkt9Th.jpg[/img] Junco [img]https://i.imgur.com/JhYUrW4h.jpg[/img] Mourning Dove [img]https://i.imgur.com/3F0em0yh.jpg[/img] Golden Crowned Kinglet [img]https://i.imgur.com/VBvOtQph.jpg[/img] Chic-a-dee [img]https://i.imgur.com/tZc4AFhh.jpg[/img] Downy Woodpecker [img]https://i.imgur.com/0sYbkpeh.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]

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