How can humans avoid deadly shocks of birds with glass

Millions of lives of birds are lost each year by collisions with Windows and glass. The large glass and mirrored buildings can be beautiful, but for birds are a hazard, because they fail to detect the barriers and ultimately fatally collide with them.

To avoid this situation, two Swedish biologists have studied how a special glass which reflects ultraviolet light can prevent the birds hatch against the buildings. The scientists concluded that a glass containing 50% of absorsoras brands of ultraviolet light can stop birds like parrots and gulls, without obstructing the view from the window.

However, other species of birds, like pigeons, ducks and birds of prey cannot see ultraviolet marks, do you have the same type of ocular structure that the gulls or parrots, referred to the Dodo.

This does not mean, however, that the builders should reject this type of glass that holds seagulls and passerines, but there will be other birds will continue to hit the glass, because they can't see the marks.

Change the type of glass is not the only way to prevent the birds from colliding with buildings. Wind chimes, blinds and light screens are other ways to avoid the collision of the birds.

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