Unkindness of Ravens
By wendymac, on May 26th, 2014
Does anyone have any ideas of how to scare away about 40 ravens that have decided to make their home in my gum trees? Their incessant group calling is deafening. I want a really loud noise to scare them away. I slapped a pair of thongs together and that worked for 20 minutes, but now they are back in another tree. I’m in suburban Glen Waverley, so it has to be legal. People around here chuck bread out on their lawn for them, which has really helped bump their numbers up in recent years. Then they come and soften it in our birdbaths, which is most annoying. Wendy McWilliams (just back from two weeks in The Kimberley (186 birds) including a successful birding trip with George Swann). _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
An excellent book as is Bernd Heinrich’s other title “Ravens in Winter”. I also recommend Marzluff & Angell’ “Gifts of the Crow”. Know thy enemy, has won many a battle. Carl Clifford _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
hey Wendy, Move the bird bath to a more protected area that ravens can not access or cover with a very large cocky cage. The small birds will be able to get in and out but not the larger birds. The cage has to have some dense foliage around it so that the smaller birds have well protected exit routes Nose disturbance is unlikely to be successful unless you are able to sustain it for extended periods of time. It will also disturb all the other birds and animals around. You could also talk to the Council about people leaving bread out however I have no idea how successful that might be. regards storm On 26 May 2014 09:39, Wendy McWilliams < wendy@wmcpr.com.au> wrote: _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org