I knew when a nature loving, home improvement guru and friend was tempted to shoot some nasty woodpeckers after they poked holes into his custom log home, trouble was brewing. Thankfully a solution of black streamers seemed to scare the birds away. If that fails in the future, these bird balloons might do the trick. The 18″ balloons have mylar tails and “eyes” that mimic and exaggerate the glaring eyes and gaping mouth of a predator bird. Plus they look cool and come in nifty colors like black, white or yellow. Rotate colors for best results. They recommend four to eight balloons per acre. Let me see. . . at our house we would need 1/10th of one balloon. Why is this under “eco-friendly” you might ask? Mainly because showing birds scary balloons is much nicer than shooting them. If you have pesky birds, please scare them away gently rather than killing them. Available for about $8 each at Gemplers
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Great suggestion! I just bought one since our street’s roofs are afflicted by schools of roaming pigeons. I’ll let you know if this saves me from scraping turds from our driveway.