Fake snake bid to defeat starlings

mimo2005 · 11-21-2007, 08:44 PM

The birds' acidic droppings corrode car paint, spatter the heads of long-suffering locals and deter shoppers.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/mai.../eafake121.xml

**ashumann12** · 11-22-2007, 02:22 AM

The snakes are a great idea if they work, and humaine to the birds too. Although the snakes might scare the crap out of the birds in which you still have a mess to clean up!

**grumpygit** · 11-22-2007, 06:40 AM

Near where my parents live the electricity board have fitted plastic birds of prey to the top of the pylons to stop starlings gathering. It doesn't work, they just sit next to them.
I'll see if i can get a photo next time i'm down there

**sobeit** · 11-22-2007, 06:50 AM

they tried the same in my town, it did not work here either. I do not have pictures but I remember the paper had pictures with the birds on them.

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ashumann12 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alabama-usa Posts: 3,945 OS: Vista Ultimate SP1 (64bit) My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Fake snake bid to defeat starlings The snakes are a great idea if they work, and humaine to the birds too. Although the snakes might scare the crap out of the birds in which you still have a mess to clean up! __________________ Adam Sr.

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grumpygit T-Shirt Winner Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: hertford, england Posts: 4,742 OS: win xp pro sp3 My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: Fake snake bid to defeat starlings Near where my parents live the electricity board have fitted plastic birds of prey to the top of the pylons to stop starlings gathering. It doesn't work, they just sit next to them. I'll see if i can get a photo next time i'm down there __________________ Grumpygit

11-22-2007, 06:50 AM	#4 (permalink)
sobeit TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NEAR Posts: 7,433 OS: windows/linux	Re: Fake snake bid to defeat starlings they tried the same in my town, it did not work here either. I do not have pictures but I remember the paper had pictures with the birds on them.