Do scare tactics like scary eye balloons, and plastic owls, actually work?
That’s a good question, and the answer is “sometimes.” Scare devices can be effective for short periods of time, like around harvest time at a vineyard. But to just place a plastic owl on your roof and hope for a permanent solution to your problems is a real dream that will not come true. Birds soon realize that the plastic owl does not move or threaten them in any way, and so they move in and actually land on the owls themselves. Scare devices should only be used for short periods of time, and should be reinforced with other control techniques like noise, lights and other distractions. Our Screech Owl takes plastic owls to the next level, it’s mounting base rotates, and every five minutes it screeches like a hawk or barks like a dog, and can be very effective against pigeons.
