A robin flying into the kitchen door yesterday afternoon, repeated the same hopeless effort every few seconds, despite all efforts to deter him. He continued this for 4 straight hours until dark. And now at dawn he has resumed his quest with even greater persistence. Meaning?

Apr 12, 2021 · 11:18 AM UTC

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Update: My wife finally opened the door and welcomed him in. The importunate creature stepped up and looked around, then turned and flew away. His work was done. “Knock and the door will be opened.”
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Replying to @RobertEllsberg
very sad. his navigation system is completely fried.
Replying to @RobertEllsberg
We had this same problem. The bird sees his reflection and attacks believing it to be a rival. We solved this by taping newspaper to the lower part of the window so he could no longer see his reflection. Worked like a charm.
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Replying to @RobertEllsberg
Magpie larks are notorious for this behaviour - we had one who would try it two or three times each morning & then try the same experiment the next morning
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Replying to @RobertEllsberg
Thought his reflection was another bird 🤷🏻‍♀️... maybe?
Replying to @RobertEllsberg @Assisi_Project
We had an Eastern Blue Jay do this a month ago. First at our back door and then at our window. Then it just went away. Have not seen it since! 😞