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Re: Vultures on my perch

Posted: December 13 11, 4:35 pm
by heyzeus
tap tap tap.



tap tap tap.

Re: Vultures on my perch

Posted: December 13 11, 4:37 pm
by sighyoung
Quoth the vulture, "Nevermore."

Re: Vultures on my perch

Posted: December 13 11, 4:44 pm
by cardinalkarp
....killing zeus slowly

Re: Vultures on my perch

Posted: December 13 11, 5:17 pm
by docellis
tape photos of dead bodies to your windows. for the vultures. and because you always wanted to anyway.

Re: Vultures on my perch

Posted: December 13 11, 5:26 pm
by Numbers
Instructions

Things You'll Need
Spoon
Pan
Fishing wire or bird spike strips
Foil strips or CD's
String
Recorded bird distress calls
Portable stereo system or electronic bird distress call player.
Sprinklers
1
Disturb the roosting birds. If vultures roost in trees on your property, go outdoors at dusk, walk to the trees and shake the stems to scare away the birds. Drum a large spoon onto the back of a pan as an alternative scare tactic. Frequently scaring the birds, when they are about to settle for the night, may stimulate them to roost elsewhere.

2
Trim and thin out trees around your home to make them less appealing to vultures. Remove the trees completely if desired, but keep in mind that if the trees are gone, vultures may decide to relocate to your rooftop.

3
Bury any carcasses your find on your property because these may attract vultures.

4
Extend fishing wire across areas where vultures roost. If vultures settle on the rooftop ledge of your home, stretch fishing wire approximately 8 inches above the ledge. Tie the wire tightly, so it won't move downward when the bird steps on it. The wire makes it impossible for the birds to land and settle on your rooftop. Use bird spike strips as an alternative.

5
Place reflective devices in areas vultures frequent. Hang foil strips from trees or from your rooftop, to deter vultures. When the sun hits the foil, the reflection it causes, scares away vultures. Use string to hang up CD's as an alternative reflective device.

6
Play distress calls from blackbirds, starlings and crows approximately half an hour before it gets dark. Use a portable stereo system or an electronic bird distress call player. Stop the distress calls once it is dark. The distress calls alarm vultures and scare them away.

7
Place motion-activated sprinklers in areas frequented by vultures. When birds get near the sprinklers, their movements sets them off, and the water chases the birds away. If vultures roost in your trees, install sprinklers in the trees. When the vultures get near the trees, the water chases them off.



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Re: Vultures on my perch

Posted: December 13 11, 5:31 pm
by heyzeus
12veinte12 wrote: 3
Bury any carcasses your find on your property because these may attract vultures.
This is easily my favorite part of that advice.

Re: Vultures on my perch

Posted: December 13 11, 5:59 pm
by sighyoung
8
Play Celine Dion's "I'm Alive" very, very loudly.

It scares the heck out of me, so it should drive the birds away.

Re: Vultures on my perch

Posted: December 13 11, 6:11 pm
by JackofDiamonds
They just want to be friends:

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Re: Vultures on my perch

Posted: December 13 11, 6:16 pm
by sighyoung
heyzeus wrote:tap tap tap.



tap tap tap.

Well, it's obvious. They're tapping out 's' in Morse code, over and over.

Maybe there's air leaking from one of your car's tires. Or you're pooting and scooting all the live-long day.

Re: Vultures on my perch

Posted: December 13 11, 7:36 pm
by G. Keenan
I love this thread.