Pigeon crashes into kitchen window and leaves greasy
t’s the sort of thing that an artist may end up spending weeks or even months trying to perfect.
But this is the astonishing real-life ‘grease imprint’ of a pigeon which crashed into a kitchen window.
The image, spotted by Stuart Milligan, clearly shows the outline of its head, body and wings.
In July 2011 an owl apparently crashed into a window in Kendal, Cumbria, with experts saying the imprint it left behind was from the bird's 'powder down' - a substance which protects growing feathers.
And later that year in October 2011 the imprint of a wood pigeon swooping was pictured after it crashed into a home in Kingsclere, Berkshire.
Birds of all species have difficulty distinguishing between a pane of transparent glass and space or a passageway.
Some see the reflection of trees and the sky, not realising it is glass, which will reflect the most when it is darker inside than it is outside.
During mating periods male birds also become more territorial and are tricked into attacking their reflection, thinking it is an intruder in their space.
But this is the astonishing real-life ‘grease imprint’ of a pigeon which crashed into a kitchen window.
The image, spotted by Stuart Milligan, clearly shows the outline of its head, body and wings.
Grease imprint: Stuart Milligan, of Dunblane, Stirling, looks at his kitchen window after a pigeon crashed into it
Amazing: The imprint, which was spotted by Mr Milligan, clearly shows the outline of its head, body and wings
Mr Milligan was pictured looking at the imprint last Friday at his home in Dunblane, Stirling.In July 2011 an owl apparently crashed into a window in Kendal, Cumbria, with experts saying the imprint it left behind was from the bird's 'powder down' - a substance which protects growing feathers.
And later that year in October 2011 the imprint of a wood pigeon swooping was pictured after it crashed into a home in Kingsclere, Berkshire.
Picture perfect: It's the sort of thing that an artist may end up spending months trying to perfect
Some see the reflection of trees and the sky, not realising it is glass, which will reflect the most when it is darker inside than it is outside.
During mating periods male birds also become more territorial and are tricked into attacking their reflection, thinking it is an intruder in their space.
Powder down: An owl left a similarly detailed
imprint when it crashed into the window of a house in Kendal, Cumbria,
in summer 2011
