# @featherfriendly on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DaK8p1OHBTe
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/67220664-featherfriendly-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-06-29T13:13:21.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Feather Friendly (@featherfriendly) — https://gondola.cc/featherfriendly

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Let's demystify the connection between building height and bird collisions!

It’s a common misconception that towering skyscrapers are the main culprits when it comes to bird-glass collisions.

In fact, the top floors of high-rises contribute to only 1% of all collisions! (Source: Scott R. Loss, Tom Will, Sara S. Loss, and Peter P. Marra "Bird–building collisions in the United States: Estimates of annual mortality and species vulnerability," The Condor 116(1), 8-23, (2 January 2014). https://lnkd.in/4G0r4+ "/linkBuilder_2cCN1aca9kaWb1N0mgVrF1")

Most collisions happen between ground level and the height of the tallest trees nearby—since this is where birds tend to thrive in search of habitat and food. It makes sense then that an individual building’s "mortality signature", i.e., the number of birds that will collide with it and die, is determined by its overall glass cover and closeness to habitat.

On the other hand, the sheer volume of low- to mid-rise residential and non-residential buildings means that tall commercial structures account for a smaller percentage of overall collisions, even if they have more glass per building.

Clear-glass railings found at many residential buildings add to the peril.

So, as you can see, height is a factor, but it’s not the ONLY one!

The bottom line is that wherever glass exists, collisions WILL happen, whether in a low-rise residential building or a high-rise.

Don’t wait to act before another bird falls victim to glass. Do your bit now and make your windows safe for birds with Feather Friendly visual markers or Bird Divert Clear UV markers!

 #FeatherFriendly #birddivert #BirdDivertUV #BirdSafeGlass #BirdFriendly #SaveTheBirds #BirdCollisionPrevention #ProtectBirds #BirdSafeDesign #BirdFriendlyGlass #WildlifeConservation #EcoFriendlyDesign #SustainableDesign #UrbanWildlife #GlassSafety #BuildingForBirds #BirdProtection

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birddivert, birdsafeglass, ecofriendlydesign, wildlifeconservation, sustainabledesign, birdcollisionprevention, urbanwildlife, birdprotection, birdsafedesign, birddivertuv, birdfriendly, protectbirds, buildingforbirds, glasssafety, featherfriendly, birdfriendlyglass, savethebirds

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