Many many years ago when I was just a lad we had an old Goose which did very
little to earn its keep, then one day there it was Dead.
It so happened that we were plagued with pigeons on cabbage, despite having
a carbide "Banger" bird scarer working up to 16 hours a day.
We had read of using wings outspread to frighten the pigeons so "Charlie"
at last had a use.
The wings were fastened to a plank to look like a bird in flight.
This was then suspended from a pole set at an angle with a loose cord to the
ground to keep the wings the right angle.
And didn't it work.
We moved it every week or so and they lasted a couple of years.
At their demise we made the same shape from aluminium and they worked.

Over the years I have seen similar things offered for sale sometimes
suspended from a gas filled balloon.

See

http://www.hawkbirdscarer.com/FAQ's.htm

http://www.trap-man.com/decoy-bird-scarers.htm

http://www.thezapper.co.uk/acatalog/...roducts_4.html



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David Hill
Abacus nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk