A320ajm From United Kingdom, joined May 2006, 498 posts, RR: 0 Posted (5 years 10 months 3 weeks 3 hours ago) and read 824 times:
Hi
I live in Sunderland, England, which is very close to the sea. I live about 50 metres away from the sea and we get seagulls, i think herrings, nesting on our roofs. Now, i cannot leave my house very easily because i get swooped and attacked by them, especially when their young are nearby. Many of us have puts spikes on chimneys stopping the birds from nesting. But it is those people who don't where they nest. Is there any bird enthusiasts who can advice me on how to reduce my chance of getting attacked? The council will not do anything because of the law and this has resulted in people getting injured e.g. my dad's cousin had his head split open.
Thanks
A320ajm
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N710PS From United States of America, joined Oct 2006, 1166 posts, RR: 4 Reply 1, posted (5 years 10 months 3 weeks 3 hours ago) and read 821 times:
I reccomend placeing Alka Seltzer stratigically all over your property. Mash it into a little bread even. It should cure your issue swiftly. Just ensure you have some gloves and a garbage bad ready to the result. I can assure you though it will solve the bird issues.
There is plenty of room for Gods animals, right next to the mashed potatoes!
WrenchBender From Canada, joined Feb 2004, 1779 posts, RR: 9 Reply 3, posted (5 years 10 months 2 weeks 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 779 times:
In Esquimalt, BC the Navy installed a speaker system that played a tape of Gulls panicking every 2 minutes. It stopped them from nesting in the gantry cranes. Mind you the tape will drive you crazy after 1/2 an hour though.
PC12Fan From United States of America, joined Jan 2007, 2236 posts, RR: 5 Reply 4, posted (5 years 10 months 2 weeks 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 746 times:
Quoting N710PS (Reply 1): I reccomend placeing Alka Seltzer stratigically all over your property. Mash it into a little bread even. It should cure your issue swiftly. Just ensure you have some gloves and a garbage bad ready to the result. I can assure you though it will solve the bird issues.
And VERY illeagal in this country.
Just when I think you've said the stupidest thing ever, you keep talkin'!
I have a cat but he is too small, he is not a big cat. These gulls would probably just take him out in one swoop. He doesn't want to go out any more. I like the idea of the eagle but there is a bird reserve a couple of miles away from where i live and a goose flew over my house - guess what happened next. The gulls went apeshit and were trying to dive bomb it while it was in midair.
Thanks for you suggestions
A320ajm
If the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, 'This was their finest hour.'
PC12Fan From United States of America, joined Jan 2007, 2236 posts, RR: 5 Reply 10, posted (5 years 10 months 2 weeks 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 659 times:
DAL767400ER From Germany, joined Feb 2005, 5721 posts, RR: 50 Reply 12, posted (5 years 10 months 2 weeks 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 648 times:
Quoting Queso (Reply 9): Dude, you don't need a "bird enthusiast", you need a "firearms enthusiast".
Damn true. We have a couple of birds nesting on our property, namely a blackbird couple and a titmouse couple. Of course, those attract enemies, mostly magpies, and if the chance is there, those shrieking birds will receive a shot to their feathered bum - injures them but doesn't kill them. Yes, it is not exactly legal to put it politely, but we damn sure won't let those magpies devour half a dozen baby birds.
Rsg85 From Australia, joined Aug 2006, 257 posts, RR: 0 Reply 13, posted (5 years 10 months 2 weeks 5 days 19 hours ago) and read 618 times:
Quote: Yes, it is not exactly legal to put it politely, but we damn sure won't let those magpies devour half a dozen baby birds.
ummmm....... its called nature, let it takes it course without interferance. are you going to try stop sharks eating fish because thier smaller? or maybe shoot humans who hunt smaller animals
DAL767400ER From Germany, joined Feb 2005, 5721 posts, RR: 50 Reply 15, posted (5 years 10 months 2 weeks 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 582 times:
Quoting Queso (Reply 14): I agree. Smarter, more evolved species develop tools they can use to protect those other species they deem worthy of continued existence.
Indeed, and mankind developed guns for that . Not to mention that I have yet to find any sharks in my backyard.
Besides Rsg85, look at it this way, in a time when everyone is so enormously concerned about the planet and its creatures, I'm doing my part in help the global population of blackbirds and titmouses (titmice?) increase more than it would have done in nature, and as any treehugger will assure you, it's always better to have more animals than fewer .
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. Not to mention that I have yet to find any sharks in my backyard.
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