Why do pee wees peck at car tyres or windows?
Pee Wees as well as other birds are territorial at certain times of the year. This usually coincides with the time that they are setting up their breeding areas and want to make sure that no other birds of the same species are living in the area that will support them, their mate and their young. Much of this territorial behaviour is based on food supply and preservation of their young for that year. The act of pecking at windows or any reflective material is as a result of the bird seeing an image of itself in the window and thinking that it is another bird of that species. This means that there is an invader in the territory and they attempt to drive the invader out. The bird does not realise the reflection is himself and will spend countless hours attempting to force his image to leave. The sad part about this behaviour is that the bird will often neglect other responsibilities in order to preserve his territory, thus the young may not get adequately fed or the nest may not get buil
