Crows can be a troublesome addition to your yard or garden where they attack your crops or make a mess in your premises.
One of the most effective ways of keeping these loud, voracious birds away is by using a crow scarer.
Generally, a bird scarer keeps birds away through the use of noise or other means to scare them away.
The bird scarer has to operate continuously so that birds are continually warned off.
Only then is this strategy effective.
However, an ordinary bird scarer may be of little use with crows simply because crows are highly intelligent little fellas.
Electronic crow scarer: There are certain electronic devices that repel crows.
These devices may make a loud noise when they detect movement, thereby scaring crows and keeping your garden or farm free of the birds.
However, these crow repellants can also keep other birds away, even the songbirds! Do you really want to do that? Besides, if you happen to live in a finicky neighborhood, your neighbors may object to the noise.
The traditional crow scarer: The scarecrow has been used for ages to scare crows away.
In the past, scarecrows were human figures, dressed brightly and looking very real.
However, over time, crows come to know that scarecrows are not a threat to them.
This makes the scarecrow ineffective.
Due to this, modern day scarecrows are not traditional figures of the past.
These days, in addition to the human figure, people use shiny objects like CDs or aluminum PET film ribbons to scare crows away.
While these methods are easy, they may not always be effective.
Sometimes, it may not be a viable solution either.
Perch repellant: mechanical perch repellants may help you repel crows to a certain extent.
This crow scarer consists of sharp needles and wires that make it difficult for crows to perch on.
These repellants may be placed on high walls in areas where crows generally congregate.
Crow Be Gone: This is one of the most effective crow scarers around.
It is nothing but a CD that contains sounds that repel crows.
This crow scarer is effective because it mimics sounds that naturally keep crows away.
When crows hear this sound, they are forced to fly away from the vicinity due to deep rooted defense mechanisms in their psyche.
As a result, crows fly away in groups.
All you need to activate this crow scarer is a CD player and a speaker.
Simply play the CD for its full length for a few days in succession and you will notice the crow population thinning significantly.