[Mnbird] A glass act

[Allen Batt]

A Black-capped Chickadee is fighting with his image in window glass. He makes gargling sounds indicative of territorial concern as he battles. He strikes the glass with a fierce, yet charming facility. Cardinals and robins are regulars in that boxing ring, but I’ve seen Wild Turkeys, Great Crested Flycatchers, Chipping Sparrows, Baltimore Orioles, Eastern Bluebirds, a rooster chicken and other species fighting with windows. The glass in my windows remains undefeated.

Al Batt
Freeborn County