Big Bad Baz Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 At one side of the bottom of our drive is a blossom tree. Depending who gets home from work first, it's either the 7 or the Ford Focus that ends up parked pretty much right underneath it. Now this tree is a very popular perch for the local bird population, which brings with it the obvious "fallout". And my god, some of those birds must have been on the curry recently. I washed the 7 yesterday after it had been used as a latrine and by 0900 this morning there were more deposits. Knowing the adverse effects that guano can have on our precious paintwork, I'm looking for a simple and inexpensive method of deterring the birds from sitting (and sh*tting) in the tree. Do those plastic owl/bird of prey decoys work? Or is there an alternative - I've seen old CDs put to use as bird scarers. (By the way, I've checked with "the authorities" and chopping the tree down is not an option.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virden Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 You will not beat nature, if it is not the birds, the tree will drop sap which is just as messy. I suggest a light weight cover for the Seven and good strong wax for the tin top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mort Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Forget it. You're chasing your tail (or theirs). Buy a car cover. Or a couple of cats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bad Baz Posted June 10, 2014 Author Share Posted June 10, 2014 I've got a cover for the 7, but as it's used daily it's a bit of a hassle getting it on and off. We have a cat. A bone-idle, useless cat who just sits there "chatting" to the birds outside. Does wood conduct electricity..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Allen Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Not much help but i used carpet gripper on my pergola to deter pidgeons, seems to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Ford Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Quoting Big Bad Baz: Does wood conduct electricity..? Yes, but you need quite a few volts http://www1.umn.edu/news/prod/groups/ur/@pub/@ur/documents/asset/ur_81937.jpg Have you tried prayer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wag Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 I used one of those plastic owls to try and keep birds off my boat. It worked well on The Opposition when I left it on the kitchen table. If you were a bird, would you avoid a comfy home on account of a plastic owl? I got rid of it when it was covered in guano. It was then sent with the weans to their school, where it provided hours of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbird Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 any way you could rig one of these so its just above the tree, http://www.trapman.co.uk/plastic-hawk-decoy-bird.html say lash an old fibre glass fishing rod to top branch and suspend from that Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Contrive your commute so that the Focus is always home first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mort Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Or rig up a tarp under the tree and over the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Wrightpayne Posted June 10, 2014 Area Representative Share Posted June 10, 2014 Chainsaw? 😬 Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonyH Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Quoting Wrightpayne: Chainsaw? 😬 Ian Beat me to it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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