On Wed, 9 Jun 2004 19:28:41 +0100, "Dermuid"
wrote:


"EddySon" wrote in message
...
I just wondered if anyone knows where I can purchase a dummy bird of prey.
I am a radio han and have a large aerial in the garden which unfortunatly
has become
the main meeting poin for loads of pidgeons. I was hoping that if I placed
a
dummy
bird of prey on the top it might solve the problem.
Thanks Ted


Put a dummy aerial up

On the basis that pigeons don't like it uppem :-)

Xref: kermit uk.rec.gardening:209265

In article , David Hill david@abacusn
urseries.freeserve.co.uk writes
You could try cutting out the shape of a flying hawk and suspending this
from a cord or wire...

I think you can buy these from the RSPB places.

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On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 12:43:49 +0200, martin wrote:

I think you can just use a silohette, doesn't need to be a 3D, full
colour 3D model. Would you hang about if you saw what you thought
was the shape of a tiger in the bushes?

In the UK?

Not tigers (yet...) but http://www.britishbigcats.org

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Cheers
Dave. pam is missing e-mail

Well, I never expected such debate!
Thanks to everone for all the ideas and suggestions, will post to this group
once I have found an
answer. Even thought about building a small electronic circuit which would
make intermittent cat sounds, bird of prey sounds
and yes .... maybe even the sound of a tiger!! Just a thought though ....
do pidgeons have ears?
Ed

"martin" wrote in message
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On Wed, 9 Jun 2004 19:28:41 +0100, "Dermuid"
wrote:


"EddySon" wrote in message
...
I just wondered if anyone knows where I can purchase a dummy bird of
prey.
I am a radio han and have a large aerial in the garden which
unfortunatly
has become
the main meeting poin for loads of pidgeons. I was hoping that if I
placed
a
dummy
bird of prey on the top it might solve the problem.
Thanks Ted


Put a dummy aerial up

On the basis that pigeons don't like it uppem :-)

On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 22:27:24 +0100, "EddySon"
wrote:

Well, I never expected such debate!
Thanks to everone for all the ideas and suggestions, will post to this group
once I have found an
answer. Even thought about building a small electronic circuit which would
make intermittent cat sounds, bird of prey sounds
and yes .... maybe even the sound of a tiger!! Just a thought though ....
do pidgeons have ears?

yes

On Wed, 9 Jun 2004 07:55:12 +0100, "EddySon"
wrote:

I just wondered if anyone knows where I can purchase a dummy bird of prey.
I am a radio han and have a large aerial in the garden which unfortunatly
has become
the main meeting poin for loads of pidgeons. I was hoping that if I placed a
dummy
bird of prey on the top it might solve the problem.
Thanks Ted

As long as it doesn't attract crows to attack it and smash your aerial
in the process.

Actually some farmers fly hawk kites and these work very well.

Initially I would recommend stick a couple of the child's windmills,
you know the things they buy at the seaside. Light, cheap and very
effective.















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GOOD SIGS wanted. APPLY WITHIN.

You've not heard of the Geneva Convention, then?

Our enemies sure haven't.

The message
from "EddySon" contains these words:

.. Even thought about building a small electronic circuit which would
make intermittent cat sounds, bird of prey sounds

Airports use those already :-)

Janet.

On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 20:41:37 +0100, Janet Baraclough
wrote:

The message
from "EddySon" contains these words:

. Even thought about building a small electronic circuit which would
make intermittent cat sounds, bird of prey sounds

Airports use those already :-)

Airports use real hawks, thunder flashes and Very Pistol flares.