Any chance crows won't be interested? (They scare away our woodpeckers!)
1478003
Crows can eat them in a matter of minutes. They hang upside down on the feeder or continuously hang on the feeder wire while flapping their wings. Since crows have suffered from West Nile in many areas, I just let them eat.
1478004
I recently had crows land on top of my green cage suet feeder. I finally hung it under a clear dome baffle Aspects 182 Super Dome This not only keeps off the crows, but keeps off the squirrels, sparrows and birds that don't like to hang upside down, so only woodpeckers & nutthatches eat from the cage now.
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I have never seen one hang on the cage that holds the suet cake. They do, however, clean up some of the seed and fat that falls to the ground. Crows are great scavengers and hard to discourage. You may want to set up a scare crow in your yard. You may want to invest in one of those plastic life size owls and put it up high, but close to the feeder. No guarantees that you will chase away the crows.
1511119
I have mixed seed in both of mine. I don't have a problem with crows so not sure. Only cardinals have been attracted so far
1286017
Once they try landing where it is placed they won't come back. It also seems as though the other pigeons "learn" to stay away. About 2 years ago I placed it on an eave in front of my son's room where their noises bothered him during naps and they have not returned since. I did not need to reapply it. Don't bother with the fake owls. Pigeons were sitting next to them after a week.
1314200
I got this for crows - I have no herons around - and the crows have gotten used to the device so no longer a deterrent.
1573614
Many titmouses, cardinals, chickadees....regular run of the mill birds......all kinds ! Have no idea what your problem is! Maybe something is scaring them away from your feeder.....movement.....
25270
We were trying to scare the Canadian geese away. It did not work for those. Don't know about turkey we don't have a problem with those.
145997
Not sure I think it depends on the bird your trying to scare. I am using mine on woodpeckers. The owl did nothing! The metallic tape works the best!
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No, not at all. It will look a little spooky to them at first, but after a couple of days they will go in and out as usual.Look for the one inch mesh, it will not just prevent birds, it will also prevent possum and raccoon as well.
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Yes. I bought these precisely because a woodpecker was attacking the roof. Once I put up one of these balloons, the woodpecker found a different house to pick on. It never came back. I've actually seen a pair of them sitting on the wires across the street from the house, but they dare not approach.
587750
I have seen starlings occasionally, but never a crow. And we have lots of them around. The biggest bird we see regularly is a red-bellied woodpecker.
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The bird would have to push pretty hard. I believe birds go more by visual and sound to find food, not scent, so the interest should be significantly reduced. Of course, if the bird is really smart (I think jays and crows fall into this category) they could :learn." We have not had any problems, though, with ours jays and crows stealing the food. Hope this helps a little!
1814936
A bird could see you in the house, but I haven't had a bird nest in mine, so I don't know if they'd get scared off.
1664036
Dam straight within 20 yards, and it will not kill the squirrles!!but it will mak r them think twice. I got these because crows tease my dogs not anymore they dont.
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not sure if there is anything that a crow can't eat out of; they are determined. Our feeders our right outside our window and we have other feeders with loose corn for the "pests", such as squirrels, crows and blue jays. They have tried to feed from them, but due to being so close to the house; they avoid them and go to the other far off feeders.
145998
probably hawks as owls are mostly night birds and most birds are out during the day. Hawk decoy has had some effect on crows but to soon to tell for sure
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I don't see many woodpeckers around here but the cardinals seem to like it. I wouldn't see why not :o) If you watch the video for this feeder they have several different types of birds eating from it. ~ Kim
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We used Shake Away to discourage rabbits and possums from our flower beds. We haven't seen a raccoon in our area for quite some time. Altho, it has been my experience in the past that the raccoons that hung around our cabin in WA were not at all afraid of a fox. They were bigger.