Spring is in the air and a blackbird’s thoughts turn to pecking the heck out of love rivals.

But this male’s aggression was misplaced, as it spent two days this week furiously attacking its reflection in the roof of a car in Thread Lane, Dunkirk.

Derrick Harris spotted the spat on his neighbour’s drive early Tuesday.

And the bird was still at it hammer and tongs on Wednesday.

“His beak must be taking quite a battering,” said Derrick, “but he’s showing no signs of giving in.”

The RSPB says this type of reflection attack usually involves windows, is most frequent during the breeding season, and most birds eventually retire uninjured.