Or, it could be that birds just ain't too smart:-)
Dan
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On 2/19/2011 8:59 PM, Mike wrote:
> I can Guarantee you that the OWL will not work. I have a very large Hawk
> that that comes zooming out of the sun and picks a small bird off the
> antenna in the morning. The little birds scatter for all of 3 minutes and
> come straight back, but this time with the very large Hawk sitting in the
> middle of the antenna digesting is breakfast, I guess they all figure that
> they are safe while the Hawk is sitting there among them.
>
> At nights a very large Barn owl sits on the antenna, but he does not do much
> good as all the birds are asleep: -), as Owls are mostly nocturnal I am sure
> most daytime birds have never seen one and so, see no danger. So you would
> think a Large Hawk would do better.....Not.
>
> Mike
>
>
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