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Why can’t birds see glass?
Question Date: 2018-10-21
Answer 1:

Birds fly into windows because the windows are highly reflective, making the glass look like a continuation of the sky around it. Perhaps if windows could be made to be less reflective, fewer birds would fly into them.



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