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Gen Z flocks to BirdTok as birding takes flight: ‘It’s a craving for something real’
(www.theguardian.com)
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does birdtok have tips on prevening birds from making loud noised in your yard?
Jays, you have jays, don't you?
People downvoting you probably didn't grow up in a place with Corvids everywhere.
Especially jays of any type. Those bastards can be real insistent bastards, haha.
Though this spring I had a mental Robin that apparently just couldnt get laid. He was like a drunk college bro at bar closing time. He just wouldn't shut up. And he sat on a wire right outside my door.
Annoying, but also entertaining. I'm guessing he finally got the chick with the glasses because I haven't heard him for a while.
cranes, I have cranes
Move to a place where there are outdoor cats.
I wish i could hear birds in my yard.
there are outdoor cats, unfortunately eagles hunt them
there are outdoor cats, ~~un~~fortunately eagles hunt them
FTFY
You get woken up by the dawn chorus too, huh.
Close the window.
works less well when the birds are almost as loud as car alarms
Become meteor. Finish job.
Go live on mars
I don't think you can prevent wild animals from communicating with each other vocally, but there might be ways to dampen sound more in your house. Check for cracks and seal them, maybe hang up some thick wall hangings?Just off the top of my head. A white noise generator also might help to make outdoor sounds less noticeable.