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Bird spikes are dull. The goal is not to hurt birds. They just create a surface that is less practical to land or rest on. They do this by being vertical, para
by StrictDabbler 3y ago
Bird spikes are dull. The goal is not to hurt birds. They just create a surface that is less practical to land or rest on.
They do this by being vertical, parallel, and too close together for a bird to get a good sideways grip on any one spike. They don't prick the birds.
This means they're effectively a forest of highly uniform metal twigs.
Ordinary nest building with removed spikes would create a surface as comfortable as any other nest. It's not like twigs aren't pokey.
- oneeyedpigeon 3y agoThat doesn't mean they can't be cruel, of course. I've seen a bird die on these spikes.
- StrictDabbler 3y agoAbsolutely. "Dull" is relative. They're cut-off wire. It hasn't been sharpened but it hasn't been dulled. A bird flying in for a landing can certainly impale itself if it doesn't realize the spikes are there. All about speed and momentum. They just not particularly sharp from the perspective of a feather-covered animal moving gently through a nest so as to not damage the eggs. They aren't needles.