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Yeah, a neighbour has suggested this, and we're thinking of clubbing together. The only concern is the hawk scaring off other birds. We do get red kites flying over, which scatters the pigeons momentarily. Unfortunately, the crows killed one of the kites a few years ago, by mobbing it, which I've seen a few times
Jack Black
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mbkr
: Crows and Magpies are for free! Years ago roof, chimneys and balconys would have been covered with pigeons and strolling under the trees very risky! 
This is impressive! Looks like Hitchock's footage.What you folks need is grackles.
Or just 10 to 15 thousand crows…What you folks need is grackles.
Yikes!What you folks need is grackles.
One of my dad's uncle's tanks was called Grackle in WW2! 
That's a good tip Gary, I'll give that a tryA few years ago I picked up a roll of reflective material. I've stapled or tied it here and there where I'd rather the birds not congregate. When the breeze catches it, it is really quite noticeable. It does fade and wear after a few years, and needs to be replaced. I'd say it's worked pretty well.
When my oldest son was working in Watertown, NY some years, we would visit him regularly on the weekend. We went to a state park on lake Ontario one Saturday for a cookout. Had the grill going with hot dogs on it. I had to step away for a minute and asked my wife to watch the grill. She didn't see the need for it. Well, much to her surprise a seagull swooped down and grabbed a dog right off the grill! He carried it away out over the lake. Too funny!Yikes!
I'm still sore about losing a doughnut to one of these gulls about 7 years ago!
That's a good tip Gary, I'll give that a try
LOL!
The funniest thing (apart from my face at the time, I'm told) was that I actually managed to hang onto the doughnut at first! I found the post - actually from 2014! 
They will steel your chips...."let them eat pigeons..."
My goodness, that's loud!
I was thinking of the grackles tooWhat you folks need is grackles.
The males, with their iridescent black feathers, can be striking.They are NASTY-looking birds!
I went back and read that post, Jack. What a great tour, topped off by that hilarious avian encounter (of the worst kind)!LOL!
Oh yesThe males, with their iridescent black feathers, can be striking.
Maybe it was just that ONE!
Thanks Gary, it must be one of the few old posts which still has some pics in place
We get the occasional European Starling visit. Thankfully not often!The males, with their iridescent black feathers, can be striking.
They do tend to bring their friends!We get the occasional European Starling visit. Thankfully not often!
In the city centre here, in the early evening, you can see vast flocks of them, moving and turning, like a huge piece of fabric blowing in the wind. They are very fond of my mate's second-hand tools too! 
