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A company in Cambridgeshire, UK, is having great success with an inflatable bird scarer called ‘Scarey Man’.  The device is the brainchild of Michael Barratt, a farmer, who runs a company called Clarratts Ltd that is marketing the product worldwide.  ‘Scarey Man’ has attracted extensive attention from the media and Michael has confirmed that he is receiving a considerable number of orders from countries as far away as Australia.

The following description of the product is taken from the ‘Scarey Man’ website:

‘Scarey Man is an excellent pest and predator control device for use in a wide range of situations. Using a unique combination of sound and movement he strikes fear into his target prey and keeps them away for longer periods than ‘conventional’ control devices.

Scarey Man can be used in agriculture to deter birds and predators. Protecting young crops from damage (such as pigeon damage in Oil Seed Rape) is no problem, and by keeping pests away Scarey Man can pay for himself very quickly. Field scale crops of all kinds (arable, vegetable, ornamental etc.) can be protected as can orchards and vineyards. Livestock are also protected by Scarey Man, as are fisheries where herons and other fish loving birds need to be deterred.

Whilst Scarey Man was designed originally for agriculture his use has quickly spread into a multitude of other areas. For example he is used in airports to keep runways clear, and on commercial/residential properties to prevent fouling by pigeons and other birds.’

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A new pigeon deterrent product called a ‘TeriDove’ has recently been launched by a company in  Israel.  The product is the brainchild of Nir Bacshy, a 3rd year student studying for a BA degree in  Israel, and his father who have patented the TeriDove as a pigeon deterrent.

The TeriDove is constructed to look exactly like a pigeon, certainly from a distance, and is made from polystyrene with a coating to protect the product from UV rays.  According to Nir Bacshy the secret of the TeriDove is a unique smell that has been introduced into the body of the bird that will make the product unattractive to pigeons.  Nir also explained that the colour of the TeriDove (an off-white colour) is designed to deter other pigeons on the basis that this colour will represent a new breed.  Positioning of the TeriDove is also critical, according to Nir, as well as the angle that the product is installed.  Nir went on to explain that there are other elements of the construction of the TeriDove that are designed to deter pigeons but was not prepared to reveal exactly what these unique elements are!

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