Bird Proof Window Screens

This will cushion the blow of any careening birds by bouncing them off the netting before they make contact with the glass.

Bird proof window screens.

Pet screens allow those with pets to keep doors and windows open and fly screens deployed without fear of the mesh being torn to shreds by over exhuberant pet cats pet dogs or pet birds. This is undoubtedly one of the most effective ways to protect the feathered wildlife. Pet screens are flyscreens for windows and doors which contain specially designed extra strong tear resistant mesh called tuffscreen a k a pet mesh. But you don t have to have a big scary bird around your screens just to achieve this effect.

An attractive transparent black fiberglass screen that hangs loosely in front of a pane of glass providing a gentle cushion for birds that strike it. Placing the feeder within one meter of the window prevents the birds from picking up much speed before they hit it so any bird collisions are supposedly non lethal but this reflection was so deceptive that an average of nearly two birds every hour were hitting it in early november. Window screen or a light net. Screw hooks and suction cup brackets included with purchase secure the screen to a window or sliding door.

There were formerly a couple of worn out places and holes in this one screen i guess because this place is old and it s the beach and they have now turned that into six inches of missing screen all the way across. Windows like the one below can be deadly for birds. A pet screen allows you to do both so you can benefit from cooler air and be confident that your pet is safe and secure. Birds will naturally keep away from your window screens if they fear a predator is nearby.

This is my window with a bird feeder i recently set up. Try a product like the whirlybird repeller. I ve just discovered that birds have been eating my window screens. You can use a false predator bird deterrent.

Cover the glass outside your windows with a taut stretch of mesh netting also known fruit or crop netting at least 3 inches away from the glass. Regular insect screens for example eliminate reflections and provide a cushion if a bird does hit a window. Attach this at least 2 3 from the window. Attach strips of chart tape on outside of window either 1 4 vertical white strips spaced 4 apart or 1 8 horizontal black strips spaced an inch apart.

Acopian birdsavers and bird crash preventers also hang in front of windows and are very effective at bird window strike prevention. Our pet screens are fitted with a strong claw and scratch resistant polyester mesh which is great for dogs cats birds and other pets. Screens or netting are perhaps the most effective bird proofing tools of all. And the mesh keeps insects out so you get a pet screen and fly screen in one.

If you don t have built in screens or your screens only cover part of a window there are several options like easy up shades and bird screens which can be installed with suctions cups or hooks. When the screen or net is taut birds will bounce off imagine a trampoline without getting caught.