Many years ago, I got in the company of a Mr Morgan. He was the grandson of the the original Mr Morgan that made light weight sports cars. Anyway various things were discussed and it seems `grandad had years ago put two dead owls in the factory paint shop to keep the birds away. They worked, and apparently, even though they were not then recognized as owls, they were still there and the birds keep away. It was thought the rough shape and the feathers moving very slightly was the thing that the birds did not like. As well as owls, I`ve seen black plastic cats with eyes like glass eyes sold as bird deterrents, but as I`ve never used them, I cannot comment. Also, years ago on dads farm, we always had what we called `pepper shot` cartridges. They were 12 bore cartridges for shooting rats and things. You could shoot a rat between a cows legs, that would kill the rat and the cow would only kick its legs a bit. I would say they would take out a bird in a barn, without damaging the shed, although its fair to say they were not very long range.
