Starlings.

decky1

anyone any ideas how to keep these out of my garden? their coming in their droves to try to get the dogs food, i can't shoot them i'm in a built up area,tried to cover dogs food but now they've got the taste for it they won't leave.

biko

Get Hannibal Lecter

s7ryf3925pivug

remove dog's uneaten food

Wheety

Lead them in a murmuration to somewhere else.

SEPT 23 1989

Your dog needs to wise up

decky1

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Your dog needs to wise up

think they've got fed up chasing them away,

Outlaw Pete

Is there a Sinn Fein councillor in your area?

decky1

Wheety wrote: »

Lead them in a murmuration to somewhere else.

hmmmm 'Murmuration' never heard that word?:eek:

buried

Feed the sparrows.

Sparrows bring the Sparrowhawk.

Sparrowhawk will kill them all.

Profit.

decky1

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

Is there a Sinn Fein councillor in your area?

yes but we only see them every few years, when the posters go up and they call to see if there is anything they can do for us.:P

SEPT 23 1989

buried wrote: »

Feed the sparrows.

Sparrows bring the Sparrowhawk.

Sparrowhawk will kill them all.

Profit.

And what kills the sparrowhawk?

A Golden eagle?

He will never be able to use his garden again

decky1

buried wrote: »

Feed the sparrows.

Sparrows bring the Sparrowhawk.

Sparrowhawk will kill them all.

Profit.

good idea, seen a plastic sparrow hawk on some straw bales a while ago , might do the trick.;)

stratowide

Fly fly away little starlings fly fly fly.

kneemos

If your dog is leaving food behind he must be overfed.
Never seem a dog that didn't inhale everything put in front of him.

corner of hells

Have you tried throwing your dog at the starlings ?

Obviously a smaller dog will easier to throw , but don't rule out throwing your dog off a roof top.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

corner of hells wrote: »

Have you tried throwing your dog at the starlings ?

Obviously a smaller dog will easier to throw , but don't rule out throwing your dog off a roof top.

I was thinking a dog gun and a box of chihuahuas. It'd be like the Centipede scene in Pixels!

Mam of 4

corner of hells wrote: »

Have you tried throwing your dog at the starlings ?

Obviously a smaller dog will easier to throw , but don't rule out throwing your dog off a roof top.

Lol

Fracture

poison the food, to make sure you do it right you should put the poison in before the dog eats it.

buried

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

And what kills the sparrowhawk?

A Golden eagle?

He will never be able to use his garden again

Yank Eagle's won't f**k with the yellow eyed Queen of the daytime sky.

Sparrowhawks don't get got. Sparrowhawks go get.

corner of hells

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

I was thinking a dog gun and a box of chihuahuas. It'd be like the Centipede scene in Pixels!

You're no ordinary princess, sure you're not.

s7ryf3925pivug

Changing dog food would also work. Look up what starlings eat and get dog food that doesn't have it.

We've been getting mobbed by sparrows and some starlings since changing the bird seed. They crowded out the chaffinches, bullfinches and blue tits that had occupied our garden. Much preferred the latter.

Seamai

decky1 wrote: »

hmmmm 'Murmuration' never heard that word?:eek:

You may have seen it though.

Tuco88

A light Anti Aircraft gun?

Atoms for Peace

An 88mm FLAK 36 should suffice.

Bob Harris

Get one of those dummy bird of prey decoys and stick it on the shed.

Deebles McBeebles

Real answer: Feed dog at set times, remove bowl when finished. And get a bird feeder to keep the birds happy.

AH answer: Blast them with piss.

dmc17

buried wrote: »

Feed the sparrows.

Sparrows bring the Sparrowhawk.

Sparrowhawk will kill them all.

Profit.

Also, it will give a sense of enormous well-being and you'll be happy for the rest of the day

weldoninhio

Let your dog eat its food indoors??

pjohnson

decky1 wrote: »

anyone any ideas how to keep these out of my garden? their coming in their droves to try to get the dogs food, i can't shoot them i'm in a built up area,tried to cover dogs food but now they've got the taste for it they won't leave.

send in Chinese needle snakes to eat them, followed by snake-eating gorillas, which will "simply freeze to death" when wintertime rolls around

rom

ILoveYourVibes

My grandad used to keep starlings ...i know how to get rid of them but not telling.

ILoveYourVibes

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

Is there a Sinn Fein councillor in your area?

Starlings are very aggressive birds. And they flock in THOUSANDS. Too much for SF.

ILoveYourVibes

decky1 wrote: »

hmmmm 'Murmuration' never heard that word?:eek:

flock of starlings.

ohnonotgmail

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

flock of starlings.

Flock of seagulls is much better

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIpfWORQWhU

Thelonious Monk

I put bird food out and usually it’s eaten really quickly by starlings. They’re not around the last few weeks though. Do they migrate?

Bob Harris

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

I put bird food out and usually it’s eaten really quickly by starlings. They’re not around the last few weeks though. Do they migrate?

They're all in the OP's garden.

ILoveYourVibes

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

Flock of seagulls is much better

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIpfWORQWhU

Please tell me you only chose them because of the joke. Cuz otherwise ....

ohnonotgmail

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

Please tell me you only chose them because of the joke. Cuz otherwise ....

The song is great as well.

ILoveYourVibes

Bob Harris wrote: »

They're all in the OP's garden.

You know they can sense human pheromones.

ILoveYourVibes

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

The song is great as well.

I have ears you know.

ohnonotgmail

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

I have ears you know.

and how i have delighted them this morning. You're welcome.

Feisar

Get one of those imitation hawks in flight on a wire, doesn't that do the job?

ILoveYourVibes

least this thread is more interesting than the politics threads ..REAL issues that matter!

Deebles McBeebles

Starlings are baby stars, right?

ILoveYourVibes

Deebles McBeebles wrote: »

Starlings are baby stars, right?

Total wannabees really

EICVD

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

And what kills the sparrowhawk?

A Golden eagle?

He will never be able to use his garden again

Then comes the farmer with the shotgun

ILoveYourVibes

biko wrote: »

Get Hannibal Lecter

Anyone who likes Bach cannot be all bad.

decky1

corner of hells wrote: »

Have you tried throwing your dog at the starlings ?

Obviously a smaller dog will easier to throw , but don't rule out throwing your dog off a roof top.

bit heavy [staffordshire] according to 'Kneemos' he's over fed.:rolleyes:

ILoveYourVibes

decky1 wrote: »

bit heavy [staffordshire] according to 'Kneemos' he's over fed.:rolleyes:

Anti-Bird spray.

You can spray it on trees etc. Its usually non toxic so it will not kill them just keep them away.

Also remove any other food sources.

You can actually TRY making your own bird repellent with fizzy water and lots of strong chilli powder in a spray bottle.

Gradually in a day or so they will stop coming It may not happen over night.

Failing that use a lure to get a sparrow hawk and then get a goat to kill the sparrowhawk and a lion to kill the goat!

decky1

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

Anti-Bird spray.

You can spray it on trees etc. Its usually non toxic so it will not kill them just keep them away.

Also remove any other food sources.

think i may go for the plastic hawk and see how that works,:cool:

Deebles McBeebles

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

Failing that use a lure to get a sparrow hawk and then get a goat to kill the sparrowhawk and a lion to kill the goat!

Start saving now for the tank, don't want to be messing around when that lion starts to turn due to lack of goats.