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Originally Posted by romeos mommy omg. i never realized owl and hawks were such a predator. i'm trying to deal with the owl. i'm looking into ways to deter owls and hawks. i saw online the balloon like balls you hang in trees with creepy eyes on them. they are supposed to intimidate these problem birds. are these attacks common???? i feel bad that romeo has not been able to run free in the yard since our terrible incident. any ideas??? please help. all suggestions are welcome. thanks. |
This thread scares me to death...I am always on the lookout for birds of prey in my town,too. We have a large seasonal hawk population..they pass thru this area in the fall and Audobon(sp?) groups come here to watch them. I have counted 20 of them flying above but they were very high up. My dog is 4.5lbs so I know she is at risk so I keep her on a leash at all times. I also stay aware of what is above. You mentioned the balloon like balls and I have a similar story to share. We live near a park with a large pond. This has attracted a large year round goose population and the resulting goose poop problem. Many experts have been hireed by our town to humanely get them to leave. Most recently a goose behaviorist was hired to place strobe lights, plastic lifesize coyotes, and large plastic balloon- like balls in and around the pond. This worked for about one day and the geese realized that they were in no danger and returned. I guess my point is birds are a lot smarter than given credit and will quickly learn if they are in danger or not. If there is prey or food around they will return. In the goose's case people think it is fun to take their kids to the park and feed them without considering the fact that every path is covered in goose feces and it is unsanitary to take our dogs and kids to walk and play there.The geese have managed to chase away the ducks and also will chase our dogs and small children. Just don't trust the balloon idea..I would hate to hear that something happened to your or anyone's furbaby.
