As pecking orders go, it’s hard to imagine another bird that is more aggressive and dominant out of all proportion to its ...

Dear Dr. Fox: We have a red bird that has been pecking at our window for about a month now. He repeatedly flies at the window. Sometimes I hear the flutter of his wings, as if he is trying to come ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. While I appreciate the occasional check-in from a neighborhood bird on my windowsill, I don't appreciate incessant pecking at the window's glass.

Gentle pecking of feathers where the recipient is calm and not reacting is a normal social behaviour of birds and should never worry anyone. But in situations where the pecking is more violent, and ...