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Re: Flocking heck
Originally Posted by eddie007
(Post 9661162)
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 |
Re: Flocking heck
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Re: Flocking heck
Originally Posted by deb68
(Post 9661258)
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Re: Flocking heck
So it comes down to the dollar does it;)
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Re: Flocking heck
Originally Posted by deb68
(Post 9661276)
So it comes down to the dollar does it;)
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Re: Flocking heck
Originally Posted by Bix
(Post 9662170)
I'm outta work like you remember.;)
All except the ones you want to get rid of. :D |
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? |
Re: Flocking heck
Originally Posted by Bix
(Post 9661246)
I could pinch some of the many Robbie Williams ones but then I'd have to migrate. :D
No idea but I'll do a swap, I'll take your birds if you take the fricking turkeys that are eating all the chicken food, kicking the food bowl and straw out of the coop and now eating the eggs. :curse: |
Re: Flocking heck
A woman I used to know who once employed New Guinean staff (back in the colonial days I suppose) told me her staff used to pinch things from the house by gradually moving them, bit at a time, over many days, until the item reached the door and then suddenly, it was gone.
So, given you are dealing with New Guinean birds who like fruit, my theory is that if you hang fruit in other people's trees, bit by bit, in trees further from your tree, eventually the birds will move on to somewhere else. I know it sounds a bit mad but madness works sometimes. :unsure: |
Re: Flocking heck
Pythons live in trees,
pythons eat birds... So theres a choice, either: 1) Get a python to live in the tree and feast its way through your flock 2) Get a 'pretend' python to purch in the tree and see if the birds are stupid enough to still roost there 3) Ignore the crazy snake idea and come up with some other plan.... |
Re: Flocking heck
Originally Posted by DadAgain
(Post 9662320)
Pythons live in trees,
pythons eat birds... So theres a choice, either: 1) Get a python to live in the tree and feast its way through your flock 2) Get a 'pretend' python to purch in the tree and see if the birds are stupid enough to still roost there 3) Ignore the crazy snake idea and come up with some other plan.... |
Re: Flocking heck
I was wondering whether a toy snake would do the trick. Similar to the hawk or owl idea. Trouble is it's turning dark when they arrive so don't know if they would see it properly.
I was chatting to a gardner this morning and he said whatever you do don't touch the tree. Apparently the local council issue fines right, left and centre on anyone touching "their" plants on the nature strip. He reckons trying the CD trick is the cheapest and easiest solution to try. |
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? Oh and if you can't tell, I have nothing useful to contribute - here or anywhere else :rofl: |
Re: Flocking heck
Originally Posted by SillyOldBag
(Post 9662472)
Hang up a sign on the tree "Reserved for Private Party" - perhaps they will move on to someone elses tree then .....
Oh and if you can't tell, I have nothing useful to contribute - here or anywhere else :rofl: |
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