Its oh so quiet Shh Shh

[Mommy2many]

Kantar...OMG!!!
Loved the pics!
Congratulations, Shannon! I am so happy for you.

[Didymus20X6]

You know how people like to call garter snakes "garden snakes"? Well, it turns out there is an honest to goodness garden snake. Here it is:

[ConcinusMan]

Yep. Those have been around for a while. Unfortunately, they aren't very effective. Birds and other animals see the thing, think it's a real snake, but always have to check it out. If it doesn't move or react to "fly-by-pecking" it takes less that a week before they figure out that this "troll" is just a lawn ornament.

The owls and hawks that this company makes are much better, particularly if you move them to a new perch every few days. Even then, it doesn't do any good if there are no honest to goodness real hawks and owls around to enforce an environment of fear.

[Didymus20X6]

Yeah. I've seen rubber snakes at the dollar store that are more convincing than this thing.

[RedSidedSPR]

Makes no difference to the bird. Like Richard to said, it's the not reacting.

[guidofatherof5]

I use those plastic snake to keep birds from nesting in certain areas of my property.
I don't use many as we enjoy the birds. Especially the English/House Sparrows(Passer domesticus).
Had a few as pets over the years. We had one that we would let out in the morning. During the day you could go outside and call her. She'd fly down to your hand. At night she would come in the house to sleep.

[RedSidedSPR]

Had a few as pets over the years. We had one that we would let out in the morning. During the day you could go outside and call her. She'd fly down to your hand. At night she would come in the house to sleep.

Really? Thats awesome!

[guidofatherof5]

Raised her from a very young hatchling. She was a great little bird.

[RedSidedSPR]

That's awesome. Wouldn't expect that from a sparrow.

[Didymus20X6]

I use those plastic snake to keep birds from nesting in certain areas of my property.

Yeah, but you probably have enough real snakes on your property to keep the birds guessing, not wanting to take any chances.