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Bix Oct 6th 2011 1:32 pm
Flocking heck
 
For the past 10 days a flock of Metallic Starlings have decided to roost in the only tree I have in my nature strip. I've checked with the council and basically they've said tough luck.....and don't touch our tree. Every house in our estate has the same sort of tree in their nature strip so I'm just the unlucky one.

Every day at dusk the blighters descend upon the tree and every dawn they depart again. Don't know how many but somewhere in the region of 1000 I would guess. Seems impossible for that many to fit in the tree but eventually they squeeze in.

Problem is the bloomin noise they make. It's like turning your iPod up full at dusk and dawn and there continues to be noisy spells throughout the night.....not condusive to a good nights sleep. There's also an issue of birdshite accumulating.

I tried hosing the buggers as they were arriving one evening but that made no difference. I needed a flame thrower.

So how can I get rid of them?

sonlymewalter Oct 6th 2011 1:39 pm
Re: Flocking heck
 
Originally Posted by Bix (Post 9661062)
For the past 10 days a flock of Metallic Starlings have decided to roost in the only tree I have in my nature strip. I've checked with the council and basically they've said tough luck.....and don't touch our tree. Every house in our estate has the same sort of tree in their nature strip so I'm just the unlucky one.

Every day at dusk the blighters descend upon the tree and every dawn they depart again. Don't know how many but somewhere in the region of 1000 I would guess. Seems impossible for that many to fit in the tree but eventually they squeeze in.

Problem is the bloomin noise they make. It's like turning your iPod up full at dusk and dawn and there continues to be noisy spells throughout the night.....not condusive to a good nights sleep. There's also an issue of birdshite accumulating.

I tried hosing the buggers as they were arriving one evening but that made no difference. I needed a flame thrower.

So how can I get rid of them?
Get a cat and make sure it's a hunter:thumbup:

eddie007 Oct 6th 2011 1:40 pm
Re: Flocking heck
 
Originally Posted by Bix (Post 9661062)
For the past 10 days a flock of Metallic Starlings have decided to roost in the only tree I have in my nature strip. I've checked with the council and basically they've said tough luck.....and don't touch our tree. Every house in our estate has the same sort of tree in their nature strip so I'm just the unlucky one.

Every day at dusk the blighters descend upon the tree and every dawn they depart again. Don't know how many but somewhere in the region of 1000 I would guess. Seems impossible for that many to fit in the tree but eventually they squeeze in.

Problem is the bloomin noise they make. It's like turning your iPod up full at dusk and dawn and there continues to be noisy spells throughout the night.....not condusive to a good nights sleep. There's also an issue of birdshite accumulating.

I tried hosing the buggers as they were arriving one evening but that made no difference. I needed a flame thrower.

So how can I get rid of them?

Park your ute under the tree at night and leave it with the engine running... The carbon monoxide will kill em, thats if global warming caused by your the emmissions doesnt get to them first.

haven't yuo ever read Danny Champion of the World?.... Get a load of raisns, slit them open, fill em with crushed up sleeping tablets and soak them in rum (was that the plan?) sew them back up again then when the little barstewards eat them they'll fall off their perches and you can sweep them up, and drop them in the ocean....

sonlymewalter Oct 6th 2011 1:45 pm
Re: Flocking heck
 
Originally Posted by eddie007 (Post 9661080)
Park your ute under the tree at night and leave it with the engine running... The carbon monoxide will kill em, thats if global warming caused by your the emmissions doesnt get to them first.

haven't yuo ever read Danny Champion of the World?.... Get a load of raisns, slit them open, fill em with crushed up sleeping tablets and soak them in rum (was that the plan?) sew them back up again then when the little barstewards eat them they'll fall off their perches and you can sweep them up, and drop them in the ocean....
.....or still get a cat:D

Bix Oct 6th 2011 1:46 pm
Re: Flocking heck
 
Originally Posted by sonlymewalter (Post 9661075)
Get a cat and make sure it's a hunter:thumbup:
There are about 5 cats in our road and I know at least two of them are hunters.

But they sit under the tree in a sort of stupor; bemused by the bird numbers. :lol:

Bix Oct 6th 2011 1:49 pm
Re: Flocking heck
 
Originally Posted by eddie007 (Post 9661080)
Park your ute under the tree at night and leave it with the engine running... The carbon monoxide will kill em, thats if global warming caused by your the emmissions doesnt get to them first.

haven't yuo ever read Danny Champion of the World?.... Get a load of raisns, slit them open, fill em with crushed up sleeping tablets and soak them in rum (was that the plan?) sew them back up again then when the little barstewards eat them they'll fall off their perches and you can sweep them up, and drop them in the ocean....
I've been trying to work out how I could smoke them out but every idea would end up burning down the tree. :D

sonlymewalter Oct 6th 2011 1:49 pm
Re: Flocking heck
 
Originally Posted by Bix (Post 9661097)
There are about 5 cats in our road and I know at least two of them are hunters.

But they sit under the tree in a sort of stupor; bemused by the bird numbers. :lol:
Shoot the cats and keep the birds. They seem smarter:D

Bix Oct 6th 2011 1:55 pm
Re: Flocking heck
 
Originally Posted by sonlymewalter (Post 9661106)
Shoot the cats and keep the birds. They seem smarter:D
Maybe I should poison a couple of the cats and leave them under the tree.

I could tell people they ate the starlings so they must be carrying a disease. They come from Papua New Guinea so that should get AQIS out to gas the sods.

deb68 Oct 6th 2011 1:57 pm
Re: Flocking heck
 
Go buy a hawk:)

sonlymewalter Oct 6th 2011 2:00 pm
Re: Flocking heck
 
Originally Posted by Bix (Post 9661121)
Maybe I should poison a couple of the cats and leave them under the tree.

I could tell people they ate the starlings so they must be carrying a disease. They come from Papua New Guinea so that should get AQIS out to gas the sods.
That might work:lol:

Failing that get a BB gun or a strong nerf gun:sneaky:

Bix Oct 6th 2011 2:01 pm
Re: Flocking heck
 
Originally Posted by deb68 (Post 9661124)
Go buy a hawk:)
I already have 1000 birds thanks. :lol:

eddie007 Oct 6th 2011 2:04 pm
Re: Flocking heck
 
i could send Mumbles over to yours..... He's an excellent climber of trees, and the added attraction of hundreds of birds.....

Problem is You would hve to signa 12 month contract for his services

Bix Oct 6th 2011 2:12 pm
Re: Flocking heck
 
Originally Posted by eddie007 (Post 9661139)
i could send Mumbles over to yours..... He's an excellent climber of trees, and the added attraction of hundreds of birds.....

Problem is You would hve to signa 12 month contract for his services
:lol:
The birds only stay for 6 months before migrating to PNG.

deb68 Oct 6th 2011 2:13 pm
Re: Flocking heck
 
get one of these http://www.birdgard.com.au/:)

eddie007 Oct 6th 2011 2:16 pm
Re: Flocking heck
 
Look through your cd collection... All the crappy shite you have collected over the years... Hang the cds on the tree and shine lits on them as they arrive... They wont stay...

Especially if you have any Barry Manilow


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