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Update.

seems these birds are mainly a problem in my area.."only in the hottest years" (quote from film Predator)

However, I have devised another effective counter-measure.

My Red Cedar is now almost 50ft tall, and bushy, protecting the Koel from water spray.

throwing small stones etc, and it just mocked me:mad:

Take a 600ml drinking water bottle, and filling about 25% full, lob the device exactly as a soldier is taught to hurl a grenade.

The 2nd throw struck what sounded a direct hit on the enemy, it flew away sqwaking with fury.

The plastic bottle will not smash anything on the follow-thru, if you miss

It now resides in a very large tree, in the far corner of my backyard, were it does not bother me, but may bother my neighbour down there, who isnt a very nice man..oh well
 
awg said:
Update.

seems these birds are mainly a problem in my area.."only in the hottest years" (quote from film Predator)

However, I have devised another effective counter-measure.

My Red Cedar is now almost 50ft tall, and bushy, protecting the Koel from water spray.

throwing small stones etc, and it just mocked me:mad:

Take a 600ml drinking water bottle, and filling about 25% full, lob the device exactly as a soldier is taught to hurl a grenade.

The 2nd throw struck what sounded a direct hit on the enemy, it flew away sqwaking with fury.

The plastic bottle will not smash anything on the follow-thru, if you miss

It now resides in a very large tree, in the far corner of my backyard, were it does not bother me, but may bother my neighbour down there, who isnt a very nice man..oh well
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lol... very funny

Another idea is to use a BB gun. Instead of using BB's or pellets, use pieces of carrot. They sting like hell but don't puncture the skin....well they didn't puncture my tender skin when i was 8 and big teen bully was pelting air powered carrot at me:mad:
 
CanOz said:
Another idea is to use a BB gun. Instead of using BB's or pellets, use pieces of carrot. They sting like hell but don't puncture the skin....well they didn't puncture my tender skin when i was 8 and big teen bully was pelting air powered carrot at me:mad:
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Thanks for the thought-provoking and inspiring answer, hopefully I can turn your bad childhood experience into something +

may well build a pneumatic device, many such plans exist on the Internet,
surely a vegetable-firing device can be built that conforms to the law ( I think the BBQ gas potato guns are illegal) ..Dammed effective though:)

I dont even know whether BB guns are still available and legal, as we had as kids,
was actually hankering after one of those $300 SKS that were about a bit later;)

Have had to get downright territorial recently, dogs coming on to my property trying to kill a pet rabbit we are looking after.

also had to launch a Jihad on cockroaches and snails
 
Julia said:
I've always known them as storm birds. And yes, they're more annoying than any other bird I've ever heard, even crows.

The damn things start up when it's still quite dark and can keep it up all day long. They only appear here during summer, and seem to favour the same place for a week or so, then **** off somewhere more distant for a while.

A humane solution, i.e. the kindest thing for all human beings, would be to eradicate the entire species, along with fruit bats.
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Couldnt agree with you more, mongrel storm bird here is at it from late at night to daybreak. And yes flying foxes need to go as well, thankfully the trees nextdoor those pricks liked are gone now.
 
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