Re: fwd: Birds
> Anyway, what does one do about *bird damage*? The sparrows and mourning
> doves have taken a liking to my sedum (autumn joy and another one that
> resembles it whose name escapes me), and they all have large, triangular
> *beak bites* in the leaves. If I walk around the corner of the house and
> startle them, a whole flock rises up and scatters. I have never had
> problems with insect pests on these sedum, so I don't think they're
> feeding on pests. They're eating the leaves!! To a lesser extent, they
> are chomping on the foliage of my clematis as well.
>
> Any ideas or deterrents? I don't use chemical pesticides in my garden
> either, Not for any greater good, but because I'm too cheap to buy them.
>
Yes, go get an owl from a garden center. They are kind of hokey
looking, made of plastic, but keep the bulk of critters at bay. Out
local boat marinas and the Double Tree hotel use them on the roofs and
in the eaves to keep the seagulls and the 'eave nesters' away. Works
pretty well.
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The Greenhouse Nursery
81 S. Bagley Creek Road & Hwy 101
Port Angeles, WA 98362
(360) 417-2664
Zone 8
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