Bluebird Poop on My Car Equals Unhappiness

Bluebirds are supposed to be harbingers of happiness, but lately, they’ve taken to pooping on my car mirrors.

I saw my neighbor in the driveway, and she remarked about watching the bluebirds look at themselves in my car door mirror.

Then when I went to my driver’s side door, I was shocked at all the bird poop now adorning my black car.

Not a big deal, or so I thought.

Cleanup should be easy enough with the hose.

But it turns out that bird poop bonds to paint like superglue.

Then the bird kept pooping again and again.

Enough with the pooping already!

Bluebirds of Unhappiness

I love bluebirds, and they’re always a welcome guest to our feeders, but now I’m starting to see them as problematic guests.

There’s a reason for every problem.

All I had to do was spend some time looking for an answer.

I quickly learned that male bluebirds are quite territorial, and when
facing an unyielding intruder on their turf, they become violent and
repeatedly attack their adversary.

Okay, that makes sense. I don’t enjoy having intruders in my space either.

Nature gifted bluebirds with beautiful colors not to please birdwatchers.

The bright, bold colors are for attracting females and repelling other male bluebirds.

A bluebird’s colors, songs, and postures keep interlopers at bay.

But not this intruder.

Their adversary on my car door mirror was themselves!

READ: Bird Poop Mystery Debunked

Battle the Bird is Not Winning

The bluebird uses all their tactics, including pooping on themselves, to drive away the intrude.

In doing so they’re escalating the stain, resulting in physical altercations with their reflections.

The birds can injure themselves during this squabble, and my car suffers immeasurably.

It’s a battle the bluebird is not winning, and my car door mirror is losing.

Repeatedly getting pooped on!

If you’ve ever dried scrubbing sunbaked bird poop off your car, then you know what I mean.

It’s important to note that bluebirds don’t limit their attacks to
car mirrors and will fight with any reflective surface making them think
an intruder is in their zone.

Think of the emu in the Progressive Car Insurance commercial.

If you’re experiencing the same situation, go here to read about a few things to try to prevent this beautiful bird from hurting themselves, and protecting your car from being tagged with dreaded bird poop.

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