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Owl scarecrows

To: Ian Reid <>
Subject: Owl scarecrows
From: Bill Stent <>
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 20:37:37 +1100
The Starlings on the roof of the house opposite like to perch in the shade of 
one. It's never eaten one of them, so far.

Bill

On 11/12/2013, at 7:17 PM, Ian Reid <> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> A question has just occurred to me as I drove past a house with a model 
> Eagle-owl set up on the roof, presumably to discourage pigeons from roosting. 
>
> There are no "eared" owls in Australia, so do natives respond to such a 
> silhouette or not?
>
> Ian
>
> Sent from my iPhone

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