Black Crows-- Not The Band

[steelepulse]

Recently 30-40 black crows have decided that the trees in front of my house are a great place for them to fly around, drink from my pool and generally make a nuisance of themselves, not to mention leaving multiple calling cards that drop from the sky.

Is there some sort of deterrent, besides a few shotgun blasts, that is easy to obtain? I've heard of the fake eagles idea, but where would I get these in Phuket? Anything else that might work? These "caw caw caws" are starting to be a pain in the ***.

[pluto_manibo]

A plastic snake? Slingshot, firecrackers, cats.

[Slaps]

Same as the ones in India, everywhere there!

Think there called <deleted> hawks there

[p_brownstone]

Get an old 1/2" VHS Cassette Tape and cut a few 3 or 4 foot lengths then drape them in the trees the birds usually perch in - they will (hopefully!) think the reflecting bands are snakes and leave for pastures new.

Don't cut too many lengths however - Crows are remarkably smart and will feel there is something wrong if too many "snakes" appear all at once.

Patrick

[Nienke]

In case the reflecting tape bands that Patrick advised do not have the desired effect, you may want to check out the following links:

http://absolutebirdcontrol.com/component/c...8-birds/54-crow

http://www.crowbegone.com/

http://www.tokyo.to/fowler/july00.html

[steelepulse]

Thanks. Looks like there's some free make it yourself type deterrents, as well as some commercial products such as the sound deterrent and the water blasting motion activated device.