Re: Bird Scaring devices.

[Nigel Orr <Nigel.Orr@xxxxxxx>]

At 18:13 12/05/00 +0100, you wrote:
> > Perhaps some form of netting enclosure could be made to make it
hard
> > to land on the aerial? You naturally can't use
>
>Netting isn't really a good idea, they might just get caught in it and
die,
>and that's not what I want.

Try a few bits of fishing line, make sure it is taught, running the length
of the aerial.  The problem with 'scary' things (fake birds etc) is that
birds apparently get used to them if they are not moved regularly, and you
probably don't want to do that... if you just do something that stops them
landing on it, it's probably more likely to last.

>How about two wires with a current passed through them? The bird would
get a
>small shock when it landed...?

Only if you know how to administer a non-lethal shock to a range of
birds... and without blowing up your aerial amplifier or TV from the
leakage :-)

>Beds of nails are out, as it isn't a ledge.

Steer clear of anything metallic, as it might mess up your reception.

>I'm going to try for starters, strips of bright polythene attatched to
the
>aerial rods, these should hopefully flap in the wind, and scare away
any
>birds.

Or you could try one of those little plastic windmill things, probably on
sale now at your local holiday resort or toy shop...

Another idea- you could stretch plastic (eg clingfilm) across from the top
of the reflector to the opposite end of the array, not sure if birds would
be able to land on that slippy slope or not...

Nigel


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