Flocking heck
Oct 6th 2011 | 4:45 pm
#31
Worongary
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 10,288
From: GC hinterland
Re: 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?
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?
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Oct 6th 2011 | 4:48 pm
#32
...giving optimism a go?!
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 2,202
From: Brisbane (leafy, hilly western suburbs)
Re: Flocking heck
The owl is now covered in pigeon shit as they seem to like standing on the owls head!
Oct 6th 2011 | 7:47 pm
#33
Lost in BE Cyberspace
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 5,867
From: north east england to south east queensland(cleveland in fact )WE WON THE CUP
Re: Flocking heck
Stick a blow up Soapy on top of said tree...............oops sorry he's already blown up 
Oct 6th 2011 | 9:47 pm
#34
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Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 2,359
From: Gold Coast Hinterland
Re: Flocking heck
Do I still have Gill's number???????? 
Perhaps a radio-controlled helicopter for the starlings? (We have one of those as well)
