On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 00:53:12 +0000, -db- wrote:

Does anybody have any remedies for keeping blackbirds off the garden?
They scratch up the mulch, bury the seedlings, pull the seedlings up.
Tried bird net byt they just get underneath. Would love to stand sentry
with a shotgun but I don't think the neighbours would approve nor am I
keen on adding lead to the soil....

I have used old cd´s, draw two eyes on each side with a texta pen and
hang with a thin tread, it spins in the wind. It works quite well however
you nead to keep moving them around as they get use to them. Also putting
mouse traps in there favourite diging spots works nothing like the sound
of a trap going off to give you a lift

HTH