Here she is! Mrs. Cardinal. She's on top of the hood of my truck right on the edge.
Mrs. Cardinal is the main aggressor in the assault of my truck. Mr. Cardinal is hanging out and watching her but so far I haven't seen him take part in the assault of my truck. 
This morning it rained really hard for a few hours so it washed most of the bird poop off of my truck but she is getting it dirty again.
And lastly, you've got to love blogger and the way my pictures will sometimes upload wrong! Mrs. Cardinal just isn't going to give up. She attacked my truck up until it was time for her to go to bed. I've moved it to different locations in our driveway near the garage and she still attacks it. I also have a button that pulls in my mirrors so I did that so she wouldn't be distracted by seeing her reflection in them. Oddly she doesn't care about attacking my husband's car. Mrs. Cardinal, please leave my truck alone! Angela
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i am really amazed that its the FEMALE that's doing this instead of the hormone amped male! :)
I think that, in nature, it is the female, many times, who is more aggressive, the hunter, the protector of territory. I know it's that way with cats -- both the big variety as well as housecats. But it's so funny to see those pictures! I wonder what your truck represents to her?
Ok... (Hubby and son are Chevy guys) Comments from Hubby: Mrs. Cardinal is trying to tell you that Ford's are poopy (cleaned up) cars.
Comment from Son: She's trying to make another "dirty job" for that guy that does the "Dirty Job" show that is now doing Ford commercials.
I was wondering if there might be some bugs on the truck or something... maybe attracted to the shine?
Usually, it IS the male, but cardinals, more than any other bird, attack their reflections in mirrors, glass and chrome.
this is amazing, never seen anything like it. i have seen them sit on mirrors and attack the mirrors, but not like this, and why the truck, very strange.
Maybe she is trying to figure how to build a nest there??? The front grill - the back cover around the edges? All might be attractive to her for stuffing things and making nests! Funny, but sad for you!
LOL. This is so funny! I mean, uh...sorry this horrible bird is assaulting your vehicle!
Funny bird. I think this must be the season for aggressive animals or something. I just wrote about having a bat in my house. Eeek! At least the bird is cute. ;-)
~FringeGirl
That is wild. I wonder what she is thinking about your truck. I hope either she moves on or gets constipated . Lol
That is really weird - haven't heard of that at all. She is really messing up your car. Keep us informed. sandie
That is one sharp truck woman!!
I can't let Jim see it, he'll drool all over the keyboard!
We've had the same problem this spring --with a Robin... He has been pecking on our sliding glass doors --and wakes us up about 6 a.m.
What causes this is that the birds have a nest nearby ---and have established their territory... They see their reflection in the window/your truck---and think there is another one in 'their' territory...
What we did was put some pictures of a hawk on the windows.. That stopped that robin from pecking. SO--go to the internet to Google Images and get a picture of a Hawk.. Make a copy or two and put it inside your truck window--somewhere where the bird will see it... Hopefully, that will work... The other thing you might do is to put a cover (tarp or something) over your truck...
Good Luck.
Hugs,
Betsy
P.S. I've had both males and females being aggressive like this. Last year, I had a VERY aggressive female Bluebird...
Good gosh. I guess you can be glad it is your truck and not you or your kids?
Maybe Mrs. Cardinal doesn't like Fords. Just saying...
I think it is always cardinals and trucks. You are the third person with the same story. The other two folks both had red trucks though...I thought that was important but obviously not!
I wonder what you did to upset Mrs. Cardinal?
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