Posting the picture of our car drenched in bird poop helped my wife and I uncover the chain of events that led to JSVB Post #566, which can be see by clicking here.
The executive summary is that we are the victim of a territorial, narcissistic, hormone-imbalanced, loose-sphinctered robin who may also be somewhat myopic:
It's Spring, and a young bird's fancy turns to love, or at least to mating. Male robins, who are very common to our region, are making efforts to stake out their territory. This involves fighting off rivals using extreme prejudice.
Some robins will see their own reflection in mirrors and glass windows and try to attack that with violent lunges, pecking, and wing flaps. They think the reflection is a rival.
Our fellow also likes to fling his poop as well. So, our unassuming car took the brunt of one of these attacks, leaving the door near the side mirror coated with white sludge. When we leave the car in the garage, our neighbour's vehicle gets the treatment instead.
We also noticed that certain angles of the sun turn the windows of our house into mirrors, and the robin attacks them as well. This has happened before, so back in 2010 I made a visual deterrent to try to keep the birds away (this is the subject of JSVB Post #147, please click here to see that). Looks like I need more of them.
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