My fascination with drones began a couple of years ago when I viewed spectacular aerial footage on a travel blog. The thought of capturing my adventures from a bird's-eye view intrigued me. However, the high cost of ready-to-fly drones was a significant deterrent. That's when I stumbled...
Remember, for electronic bird deterrents to be effective they need to play recorded bird distress calls. This means the sound device will have to be able broadcast recorded bird calls loud enough to cover large areas. The following two electronic bird deterrents focus exactly on this. Birds can...
More homeowners are embracing lawn alternatives with the mindset that, for nature’s sake, it's better to make their yard as natural as possible. Some homeowners, of course, are perfectly happy with an less native yard. Who wants weeds? Who wants a skunk roaming around the...
They are known for carrying letters, objects and other things during the World War years. This was possible because pigeons are the only bird that has a unique way of finding its way back home with every trip that it takes. They have an impeccable sense of smell and are able to recognize...
Doing so will stop the female bees from returning after they’re pollinated and the adult bees from using them to over winter. 6. Buy them their own home There are a few options here, depending on what works best for you and the carpenter bees that are trying to make your home ...
4. How important are aesthetics to your deer-deterrent choices? You might not give a darn how ugly your deer-deterrent methods are so long as they work. Or you might want to win your neighborhood’s “yard or the month” contest, in which case certain deterrent methods are a no-go. ...
Store-bought deterrents:There are many products you can buy online or at your local garden center designed to repel wildlife such as raccoons. They usually come in the form of liquid sprays. Predator urine:The scent of urine from predators (wolves, coyotes, or bobcats) fools raccoons into th...
One such unit is theSonic Sentinel M14-1 Propane Sound Cannon & Tripod Bird Deterrent. 9. Scarecrow signs These units will show the presence of humans and make coyotes too nervous to attack. You can park your old trucks or similar vehicles in the pasture and move them to another place the...
are ready to bloom. Peppers have “capsaicin” which squirrels hate, so it’s a natural squirrel deterrent. Or, make a pepper spray; you can mix dried pepper with apple cider vinegar. Note: Birds can’t taste capsaicin, so add some cayenne pepper to those bird feeders to deter squirrels...
We gladly feed our own pets and put out bird feeders, so changing your perspective can be a great way to co-exist with nature, rather than eradicate it. Of course, you don't want to lose large parts of your garden, especially young plants before they've been able to mature, or gird...