This bird must really not like my camera

[Jessie.slimer]

Anyone seen this before? I'm thinking maybe it sees it's reflection in the lens.

 

[Parley]

He sure has it in for your camera.

 

[Fastb]

My hunch:
The bird sees a bird in the camera. Himself.
And it's mating season, so the bird is fighting off perceived competition, ie: another suitor.
Or maybe your house is painted in bird colors....

 

[Bob Schulz]

He thinks it is a nesting cavity. I have been seeing them as well

 

[bigredfish]

That makes sense

 

[Covert One]

Agree, most likely thinking it is a place to nest. I have a camera mounted under an eave and the same thing is happening. The camera has had a starling (looks like the same type as the one on your cam) take a run at the camera two or three times.

 

[Jessie.slimer]

Agree, most likely thinking it is a place to nest. I have a camera mounted under an eave and the same thing is happening. The camera has had a starling (looks like the same type as the one on your cam) take a run at the camera two or three times.


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Nice picture

 

[Purduephotog]

Just be glad it's not a f-ing woodpecker. THAT was a wake-up call at 0500 sharp.

 

[Jessie.slimer]

Just be glad it's not a f-ing woodpecker. THAT was a wake-up call at 0500 sharp.

Yes, my siding is cedar, and I have my share of encounters with woodpeckers.

 

[guykuo]

One was doing that at our entrance camera this week.

 

[Keyboard]

I have a couple of wild guesses:

The birds see a reflection of something like a worm or bug in the lens and then try to go after it.
Or, the IR LEDs look like something worth eating like small berries.

 

[Fastb]

One was doing that at our entrance camera this week.

Bullet cam?
It appears the bird was looking for a nesting place, maybe not attracted to lens (a mirror) or IR leds...

 

[guykuo]

Dome, but one of the new big bodied 5MP ones from Dahua. Camera does have a large, black face.

 

[djernie]

Anyone seen this before? I'm thinking maybe it sees it's reflection in the lens.

Ha, he thinks the lens is a hole for a new nesting place.

 

[Purduephotog]

Yes, my siding is cedar, and I have my share of encounters with woodpeckers.

They drilled into the front facade columns a couple of years ago. They're now living in it. I don't have the heart to turn them out.

 

[Jessie.slimer]

They drilled into the front facade columns a couple of years ago. They're now living in it. I don't have the heart to turn them out.

I hear ya. I've been meaning to evict 2 families from my siding from last year. They are likely gone, hopefully no new tenants are already in there.