Does it scare birds away? Would not want that to happen.
212815
I'm sorry I can't answer this question. It did not seem to scare anything for us so we returned it for a refund.
212816
I don't know about birds, never noticed. It does keep larger animals, such as rabbits out of my garden. Does not appear to work on deer. I can say that when I remove it after growing season there are bird droppings on my car and when it is out the bird droppings are not there on the car.
212817
I notice it does not affect the birds because of the frequency. Birds are all over my yard. There is a different repeller that is set a different frequency to affect birds. Not this one!
1718465
No I haven't but I do see bigger birds get there head in there and get the seed out. I'm always afraid to scare the birds because I don't want them to get hurt trying to get out but they do just fine.
32855
It should - you can adjust the spring mechanism. If the doves are getting in, just make it more sensitive. Ours keeps out grackles (medium-sized bird).
950205
No. I found this cage very difficult to deal with. It was hard to put together or take apart. Trying to put any kind of bird in the cage or out of the cage may scare it, as the cage is bulky and hard to deal with.
58331
Depends on the mode you put it in. To scare the birds we had here we did have to put it in human audible level. The only nice thing is we do not see the birds really attempting to come into the area anymore so the alarm only goes off if a bird attempts to land. Been very effective so far.
608181
No. It's not that strong. We use it over the top of fruit trees to keep the birds away! But, a determined chicken? Never!
1513896
I bought it to scare squirrels from our Mango trees. It did not work for squirrels at all. Squirrels would sit right in front of it with one of my mangos. I would click the remote to sound the alarm and the squirrels just kept chomping..., no effect at all. Also, device kept sounding off when a little wind made some leaves move (even on least sensative setting). It absolutely does not work on squirrels. I cannot say it will work on birds but, based on how well it works on squirrels, I have my doubts.
928231
the sound would scare it away...but if u just want to zap something maybe ants
361807
It doesn't affect the birds...I use minds to warn off rabbits and squirrels...the birds still come within the area where the boxes covers...
325492
I think it could have the capacity to scare off any bird, for a short period of time. Once they get used to it, it's a bit less effective.
377640
Effective enough for scaring birds and keeping them from messing on our deck... but not sure about your boat. We used the sizeable hole on the bottom to slide it onto a piece of pvc pipe as far up as it would go. Winds have never toppled it... i think this method 'could' possibly work on your boat.
32853
Yes this feeder prevents doves from perching on it and feeding, I cannot say about pigeons since I never get any in my yard. This is as advertised a "squirrel buster" which is why I bought it because squirrels were cleaning out my feeders almost on a daily basis. No more!!
64649
No definitely not, it won't even shock the squirrels that are just hanging on by the bird perches. Hope this helps.
269816
Not herons, but they kept geese away. You just have to move them around so the birds don't get used to them.
1695987
these do not scare birds but they have worked on birds hitting my window. But I do have to replace them every few years. I cut up yarn and put in suet cake holders and the birds love it. I go through a ton of yard.
28449
Yes it does. Birds can't get in... it does tend to flap in strong wind so keep that in mind if you are in a location with constant wind. I've only heard this happen twice in the middle of thunderstorms.
119841
Good question! I've hung these over raspberries, now they're in the apple trees. I'll try them by the eaves of my roof and see if they're effective. I'm guessing they will be. Those big tough tough woodpeckers scare easily. Re Robins, they are smart birds and not easily deterred. Everyone thinks the scare balloons are cute hanging amidst the garden, bobbing along. I'll definitely put them up again next year.