I once stgod in a shop and giggled helplessly at signs like that for an embarrassingly long time. Unfortunately, the ones I remember were too rude to repeat on here. I wish I could!!
The seagulls at Blackpool zoo are planted there to stop you loiting at picnic tables. When I was left guarding a table whilst everyone else went to the loo a little boy came over, threw down some broken sandwiches then wandered. I'm thinking, how sweet... but within seconds it was like a scene from the 'birds'. I fled the table for my life..by the time everyone immerged from the loo's it was a scene of tranquility again and a family of six were seated at our table. They thought me a wuss for deserting the table, you had to be there though.
We had a similar experience with peacocks at a farm. What a silly place to put picnic tables right in the middle of where the peacocks were housed. They came and stood on the table, we were so stunned, although wide eyed even the children were calm, we packed up the picnic and slowly retreated out of the enclosure followed by the entire flock of peacocks eyeing the picnic
Next time we go out, wherever it is, I'm gonna suggest a nice Brewers Fare with play park to wind down the day
the birds arent so bad where i live but all my neighbours cats have decided to keep meeting up in my garden and hosting a midnight fight club on my shed roof, the sounds they make are unbearable !!
the birds arent so bad where i live but all my neighbours cats have decided to keep meeting up in my garden and hosting a midnight fight club on my shed roof, the sounds they make are unbearable !!
That's what happens when cat owners are too mean/lazy to get their cats neutered/castrated!
However, since you are awake anyway, why not go out there and get the hose on them, preferably with the strongest spray. Do that a couple of times and they will probably get the message!
Cats hate the smell of lemons. I had a patch of ground in my last garden that was being used as a toilet. I left some halved lemons around it and they stayed away.
Talkiing about hose connectors, I've been setting up automatic watering systems in various parts of my garden and I've bought the kits online (ebay). At only around a fiver a go, they are good value, but the connectors leak like crazy, even using plumbers' tape. Just the connectors on the more expensive versions are around the same price as the whole set on ebay, but I'm going to have to invest in some. Other than that, the cheap versions work fine.
Think the cats around here are citrus addicts,the smell of lemons does nothing to deter them,I even bought some lemon spray called "cat off" which I sprayed around without sucess,although the fnece smelt rather nice for a few days
Biggest birde nuisances round here are magpies,but we also get quite a few sparrowhawks,which although are not noisy,swoop down and take small birds.
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Totally true GG!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I once stgod in a shop and giggled helplessly at signs like that for an embarrassingly long time. Unfortunately, the ones I remember were too rude to repeat on here. I wish I could!!
The seagulls at Blackpool zoo are planted there to stop you loiting at picnic tables. When I was left guarding a table whilst everyone else went to the loo a little boy came over, threw down some broken sandwiches then wandered. I'm thinking, how sweet... but within seconds it was like a scene from the 'birds'. I fled the table for my life..by the time everyone immerged from the loo's it was a scene of tranquility again and a family of six were seated at our table. They thought me a wuss for deserting the table, you had to be there though
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We had a similar experience with peacocks at a farm. What a silly place to put picnic tables right in the middle of where the peacocks were housed. They came and stood on the table, we were so stunned, although wide eyed even the children were calm, we packed up the picnic and slowly retreated out of the enclosure followed by the entire flock of peacocks eyeing the picnic
Next time we go out, wherever it is, I'm gonna suggest a nice Brewers Fare with play park to wind down the day
the birds arent so bad where i live but all my neighbours cats have decided to keep meeting up in my garden and hosting a midnight fight club on my shed roof, the sounds they make are unbearable !!
That's what happens when cat owners are too mean/lazy to get their cats neutered/castrated!
However, since you are awake anyway, why not go out there and get the hose on them, preferably with the strongest spray. Do that a couple of times and they will probably get the message!
Cats hate the smell of lemons. I had a patch of ground in my last garden that was being used as a toilet. I left some halved lemons around it and they stayed away.
Now that's a good tip, FarmerG!
Talkiing about hose connectors, I've been setting up automatic watering systems in various parts of my garden and I've bought the kits online (ebay). At only around a fiver a go, they are good value, but the connectors leak like crazy, even using plumbers' tape. Just the connectors on the more expensive versions are around the same price as the whole set on ebay, but I'm going to have to invest in some. Other than that, the cheap versions work fine.
Think the cats around here are citrus addicts,the smell of lemons does nothing to deter them,I even bought some lemon spray called "cat off" which I sprayed around without sucess,although the fnece smelt rather nice for a few days
Biggest birde nuisances round here are magpies,but we also get quite a few sparrowhawks,which although are not noisy,swoop down and take small birds.
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