I forwarded this correspondence (which made me laugh out loud) to my keen
golfer son in Singapore.
He comments (seriously?):
The only advice on the Internet was to use old balls as
the birds seem to prefer new ones - yellow or otherwise.
Maybe the golf club can fill their ball washers with some
foul tasting additive so the ravens think the "eggs" are
rotten and leave them alone...
http://www.beckerunderwood.com/products/rejexit_cg-Re.shtml
"The active ingredient is methyl anthranilate, the substance
which, in natural form, is one of the flavor ingredients of
Concord grapes. The synthetic material is used in artificial
-grape-flavored bubble gum. It is a recognized food additive,
non toxic and benign to the environment. Birds intensely dislike
the flavor although ingesting it does not harm them. The material
was first released as a bird repellent to keep geese away from
golf courses and areas around swimming pools."
here are some less useful links:-
http://www.hawkbirdscarer.com/Ravens.htm
http://www.ravengolfballs.com/
http://www.nswga.com.au/rules/crows%20taking%20balls.htm
-----Original Message-----
From:
Behalf Of Scott
O'Keeffe
Sent: Monday, 2 June 2003 6:02 PM
To: Andy Burton;
Cc: Alfred Bernhard
Subject: Ravens and golf balls.
Andy-
One more possibility.
1. Encourage the ravens to take more golf balls.
2. Sell the golf balls back to the golvers.
3. Get the ravens to take them again.
4. Keep repeating process.
5. Use proceeds to fund bird conservation and research projects.
Other similar projects I have in mind include teaching Powerful Owls to eat
domestic cats.
Scott O'Keeffe
-----Original Message-----
From:
Behalf Of Andy Burton
Sent: Monday, 2 June 2003 10:09
To:
Cc: Alfred Bernhard
Subject: Ravens and golf balls.
I have just been contacted by my local council re Ravens collecting
golf balls and dropping them from a great height. A local resident is
somewhat miffed about this activity, presumably because of safety
considerations.
Are there any solutions to this problem?
I presume that it is illegal to remove the birds. This leaves, in my
mind, three other possible solutions:
1) Wear proctective headgear.
2) Move house.
3) Ban golf.
Doubtless someone will have some more sensible suggestions or have I
covered all bases?
regards, Andy
--
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Roseville,
NSW 2069
Australia
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