by Todd Baker <toddgbaker@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Jun 11, 2008 at 11:23 PM
My guess is the owl will be coverd in **** from the gulls standing on
it's head. Gulls are very smart birds.
Snipe submitted this idea :
> Thanks Jim, I'll have to go have a look at what they got set up there.
>
> Tomorrow is garbage day so we'll see how the owl makes out. Most likely
> there will be gulls around. I hope he's not the type that don't give a
> hoot... ;-) [groan]
>
> snipe
>
>
> jim wrote:
>> On Jun 11, 2:02 pm, Snipe <compusn...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>> Anyone know how to keep seagulls for eating your pond fish. I've not
>>> had this problem before but the bastards have eaten three of my orange
>>> pond fish and have the rest of them so traumatized that they won't
swim
>>> or eat anymore. I've had these fish for over 5 years and they have
>>> survived our harshest winters only to be eaten by a gawd damn
seagull...
>>>
>>> I bought a plastic owl last week to see if that works. I was told
that
>>> it might work. Anyone have any experience with this and how did you
>>> resolve it? Any suggestions you might have will be greatly
appreciated.
>>>
>>> snipe
>>
>> Browning and Harvey have a fake hawk kite on a fly rod atop their
>> roof. Does a good job keeping the bastards away. Don't know where they
>> got it but it's fairly quiet and, one atop your own roof might keep
>> them away from your pond as well as your residential curb side
>> garbage. I don't see owls working. There is a guy on the road off of
>> the Churchill Square with 4 on his shed but the yard is maggoty with
>> gulls.
