Birds on the garden site are capable to bring both benefit, and harm. They destroy not only mean insects, but also can damage seedling, fruits and berries. For protection of the harvest against birds the summer residents can buy special devices in shop or make simple devices with own hands.
Scarecrow in kitchen garden
Production of scarecrow for the garden site will not involve from you serious monetary costs. Quickly and simply to make it of normal materials which can be found at the dacha.
Screw together two sticks crosswisely. Instead of the head attach on shoulders at scarecrow bucket, old pan or ceramic pot. From above set up hat with fields. Make the fluttering clothes of dressing gown or raincoat. Hang on neck to doll daisy from cans.
If to approach production of scarecrow with creative enthusiasm, the doll received as a result can decorate the garden site. Make body of garden hand-made article of fabric, having filled it straw. Draw eyes and mouth with paints, eyes still can be made of buttons or applique method from felt. Fluffy eyelashes are cut from skin pieces. Ready trousers and shirts will be suitable for clothes.
The shining and rustling objects on fruit-trees
A lot of harm is done by sparrows and other birds to fruit-trees and bushes. Hang out brilliant objects on their branches, then birds will avoid to sit down in these parts. Old CD disks and DVD disks which fasten fishing line will be suitable for scaring away. It is possible to hang out film from videotapes, it will rustle and flutter from small whiff of wind. The foil cut on tapes also will be suitable for the same purpose. It not only flutters, but also rejects patches of light that will frighten off birds. Mirror spheres which can be hanged out on trees will be original decoration of the seasonal dacha and protection against birds. Small rigid plastic or rubber balls, large plastic Christmas balls or the preparation made independently from papier-mache will be useful for their production. Cut unnecessary CD disks or DVD disks on small squares hot scissors. Paste over with them spherical bases and suspend on branches.
The ball or sphere can just be enveloped foil, having fixed it by glue.
Modern technologies for scaring away of birds
Get ultrasonic repellants in shop. For the person such devices do not give inconvenience. And birds feel discomfort and fly about the site the party. The work range of ultrasound depends on device model.
Ultrasound can influence especially sensitive people therefore it is better to apply it far from human housing.
There are still sound repellants which are equipped with motion sensors or join through certain periods. They let out cries of birds of prey. In shops for gardeners get special grids. They attack on bushes or small trees, then to birds not to reach fruits.