I've got both a cat and wattlebirds (two types) plus miners and I still have
blackbirds, so I don't think either of these are going to work.
The best method I've found is to find the blackbirds nest and deal with it.
Cheers
Graham Turner
From: "Chris Sanderson" <>
Hi Trevor,
It was related to me recently that Red Wattlebirds give Blackbirds a very
hard time, to the point of driving them away. Perhaps by attracting
Wattlebirds and Miners (not Mynahs) you could create a situation where
native birds are driving the blackbirds away. Of course they won't
discriminate so you'll lose any small birds you have as well.
And
From: "michael hunter"
Years ago we bought a house in Albury which had a large garden full of
Blackbirds, they were all over the place. The vendors didn't have a cat,
but
we did. Within weeks of moving in the Blackbirds had virtually
disappeared
from that garden. We now live in Mulgoa, have no cat, but the neighbours
introduce one from time to time, and the number of Blackbirds seems
inversely related to the presence of cats. It was salutory lesson; cats
and
birds don't mix.
Cheers
Michael
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