@Pete.8 - I'd be bl**dy worried if a crow was managing that kind of damage!
That's interesting @Bee witched. I might invest in one. We're plagued by ruddy cats here, and the only thing that works is the water scarecrow, but I can barely use it between October and April because of frost.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I must admit I was very sceptical .... but so far so good. The cat that was causing the damage still goes past the bottom of our drive ... but hasn't come in. I've just bought a third one to put in another area where I've spotted badgers on the trailcam. My garden is in a rural area and is about 3 acres ... so I accept that I'll be sharing it with the various wildlife ... but it is handy to be able to protect the more cultivated areas.
Just a shame they don't make one for the ruddy pheasants Bee x
Gardener and beekeeper in beautiful Scottish Borders
A single bee creates just one twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in her lifetime
We had some in a previous house/garden because they nested in the house across from us. They sometimes used to sit on the window ledges and look in. Nosy ****ers.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
They are raised for "sport" around here .... but most of the corporate shooting events didn't happen this season because of covid. So there's a lot more around than usual.
As the year progresses they'll start struggling for food ... so I expect more damage in the garden.
They are nosy ... and pretty clueless ... hopefully the local foxes will get some of the before it gets too bad. I think that's a kinder end than starving.
Bee x
Gardener and beekeeper in beautiful Scottish Borders
A single bee creates just one twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in her lifetime
Indeed. It's the same with deer. People don't always understand that they have no predators now, and leaving them to do their own thing isn't a kind solution when there simply isn't enough food to sustain growing populations. They all suffer as a result.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
We took over feeding the visiting badgers from the previous owners of our house. We leave out a small snack every night, usually peanut butter/ brown bread sandwiches! We find that the badgers turn up, eat their supper and head off. Have only had the lawn rotavated two or three times in 16 years. We enjoy watching the spoilt creatures on our cctv - camera isn’t hidden, the badgers haven’t worked what it does!
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@Pete.8 - I'd be bl**dy worried if a crow was managing that kind of damage!
That's interesting @Bee witched. I might invest in one. We're plagued by ruddy cats here, and the only thing that works is the water scarecrow, but I can barely use it between October and April because of frost.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I must admit I was very sceptical .... but so far so good.
The cat that was causing the damage still goes past the bottom of our drive ... but hasn't come in.
I've just bought a third one to put in another area where I've spotted badgers on the trailcam.
My garden is in a rural area and is about 3 acres ... so I accept that I'll be sharing it with the various wildlife ... but it is handy to be able to protect the more cultivated areas.
Just a shame they don't make one for the ruddy pheasants
Bee x
A single bee creates just one twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in her lifetime
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Bee x
A single bee creates just one twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in her lifetime
We had some in a previous house/garden because they nested in the house across from us. They sometimes used to sit on the window ledges and look in. Nosy ****ers.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
As the year progresses they'll start struggling for food ... so I expect more damage in the garden.
They are nosy ... and pretty clueless ... hopefully the local foxes will get some of the before it gets too bad.
I think that's a kinder end than starving.
Bee x
A single bee creates just one twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in her lifetime
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Bee x
A single bee creates just one twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in her lifetime