Dalen Fake Owl Decoy to Scare Birds Away from Gardens, Rooftops, and Patios - Scarecrow Provides Chemical-Free Pest Control - Safe and Humane, 16" Great Horned Owl

I had a several mockingbirds trying to take up residence in a large bush/tree beside my house. We think they came here from another house where they cut back all the big bushes. Anyway They made the most awful loud squawking noise throughout the day disturbing me while working from home. They would also fly by and dive bomb my cat when she tried to sit on the porch, intimidating her making her hide and try to come side. I researched how to get rid of them as they were becoming a nuisance to me and my cat and found this big beautiful horned owl. I sat him up on the city recycle bin right next to the tall bush/tree they had taken over. Amazingly, silence, nothing but the peaceful sound of regular birds chirping. After a day or so I moved him to the other blue recycle bin, as recommended, to make him look more life like. Sweet silence. I love this guy! When I opened the big box he was much bigger than I expected. The color and markings are very realistic and attractive. His eyes look so real! They look like glass and almost light up. It is plastic and feels light, but there is a hole in the bottom with a stopper that you can remove and fill with rocks, etc. to weight it down to stabilize it. I love this guy not only because he backs those mockingbirds up but he is beautiful - he is truly an asset to my yard. Would buy again 💯 percent!

Works great!!!!! Keeps the squirrels (the sworn enemy of our dog) away but not the birds in our wooded PNW yard. The only problem is the squirrels have now moved to our side yard. So am ordering a second one as soon as I finish this review. The only reason for 4 stars instead of 5 is it would be great if it came with a plug for the hole in the bottom. It is very lightweight and blows over if you don’t fill it or stake it. UPDATE to 5 STARS! This owl works so great at keeping the squirrels away that I ordered a second one, since the squirrels were smart enough to just move to our side yard to avoid the front yard owl. The second one came with a plug (which I complained about in the original review). So I emailed the vendor about the first one missing a plug and they sent me a plug right away. Nice recovery for a small quality control issue.

Why did you pick this product vs others?: I chose this product over others because it is much larger. I bought it to keep the Martins away that were pooping all over my porch. It did not deter the birds at all. However, it's a very cool looking owl so I'm going to keep it as a Halloween decoration.

Works great keeping the sparrows away from devouring all the feed at my bird feeders. We move it a few feet once a week to keep the effect real.

This fake owl arrived exactly as pictured and was easy to set up and use. Initially, it did work—within the first few days it successfully scared away a large bird that had been perching on my screen and leaving a mess on my patio. Unfortunately, the effectiveness didn’t last long. Because the owl is completely stationary, the birds eventually figured out it wasn’t real and returned as if nothing had changed. I wish I had known ahead of time that the deterrent effect would be so temporary. While the product looks fine and is simple to use, it was only effective for a very short period. If you’re considering this, be aware that without movement or repositioning, birds quickly catch on.

This works 100%, this has kept all the crows and pigeons away from my whole apartment complex, I usually see them every morning and throughout the day and this owl has scared them away on day 2. This is a miracle worker for me.

This fake owl keeps a nasty woodpecker off the front of our house. The bird comes around in the fall so I set this up on a table on our front porch area and scares the woodpecker off so rest of year it's stored in garage. I added sand to give it extra weight so wind doesn't blow it over.

Beautiful owl. Bought two. Ones good, two should really scare the bird do-do out him. Falcon loved it!! Didn't scare him but once. He flew by and laughed, almost crashed as he was giving me the side eye as he grabbed one of my hummingbirds. 🤬🥺

De excelente calidad y cumple su funcion Vale la pena la inversion y tengo limpia el area de jardin que siempres estaba llena de desechos de los pajaros Ampliamente recomendada

Great Product 👍

It kept the birds from crapping on my window in my sunroom. I put it on the roof of my sunroom for a few days , then moved it to the lawn . Seems to work , haven’t had to rewash windows …

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Hasta el momento está funcionando bien, rechazando pájaros sin hacerles daño. He seguido las instrucciones de estarlo poniendo en diferentes lugares.