Crafty Crows Create Chaos
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
Rockingham, Australia
August 26, 2016 12:51am CST
We are having trouble with crows coming onto the verandah, swearing at their own reflections in the glass doors and pecking holes in the flywire screens. As soon as we hear them cawing we run out and scare them off but that doesn't stop them coming back each day to check out if we're home or not.
We're in the process of replacing all the flywire in the house. The stuff there at the moment is plastic based and not recommended in bushfire-prone areas so we're replacing it with aluminium wire.
I had thought this would be tough enough to stop the crows but no – they've already put a hole in one of our 'new' screens. I'm not sure what our next plan of attack will be. Maybe I'll just shoot the rotters. And do you like my title? 
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27 responses
@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
26 Aug 16
have you thought about putting a wind catcher type thing near the window ... that moves as I don't think crows or many other birds for that matter like movement so they would not want to settle on that window... or a shredded plastic bag on a stick ... that moves and makes a rustling noise... or a small kite anchored to the ground that flutters about... again this would scare them enough not to come and sit on your windows or verandah.... and they don't hurt them ... 
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
26 Aug 16
Very cute title.
Is there anything you can put on the screen itself or near it to deter them? I am not sure how well a strong smelling product might work as the sun might wear it's smell away over time. However, it's worth a try to keep them away!
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
26 Aug 16
@JudyEv That's a good idea, and would hopefully deter them. Also would be on the cheapish end as chili powder isn't too expensive at all.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
27 Aug 16
love you title and I think maybe a scarecrow is in order lol
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@silvermist (19701)
• India
26 Aug 16
@JudyEv I am reminded of Alliteration.Good title.Usually if we have glasses where they can see their reflection they behave like that.But I see it is not the case here.
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@silvermist (19701)
• India
26 Aug 16
@JudyEv May be that is the case.Which is the time they start to appear? Mornings?
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Aug 16
@silvermist It is usually mornings but not all. They are very suspicious and caw around the place before actually coming onto the verandah.
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@Juliaacv (56257)
• Canada
26 Aug 16
That's a great title for an odd predicament. I know that crows are birds of habit, so somehow you have to break their habit of pecking at your screens. I wonder if you had some sort of motion-detected item near the windows that would make a sound and scare them off if that would help.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
27 Aug 16
I wonder if maybe feeding outdoor kitties right there? lol
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
27 Aug 16
@JudyEv I wonder if there is a way to make it less reflective
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Aug 16
@Jessicalynnt We could paste stuff all over the glass but I don't really want to do that. I might at motion-activated toys or something.
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Aug 16
However you can set a trap for birds - and flies. I'll have to come up with something creative.
@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
27 Aug 16
Very cool title and I've had birds run into my windows and knock themselves out (sometimes they kill themselves) I put decals on the windows and hung colored glass in the windows but they occasionally still run into the window. in the winter I have a dove that snuggles next to its reflection for comfort - no pecking... This link might help:
Tips to stop birds from attacking windows and mirrors, including why they peck their reflections and what birds can be this aggressive.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
26 Aug 16
crows here seldom go down the windows of houses. hope your screen is now okay and fixed
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Aug 16
@teamfreak16 And I should have said 'nothing like crowing' as long as I don't have to eat it. Have you heard of that expression - 'eat crow'?
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@teamfreak16 (43602)
• Denver, Colorado
26 Aug 16
@JudyEv - I should have said "crafty title!"
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
27 Aug 16
There was this movie and book "Birds"...sounds like that. Your C title is in C haracter with your D iscussion. :)
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
26 Aug 16
Great title! Crows scare me sometimes. I wrote a post once about crows (can't remember if it's here or on Bubblews). They have very good memory and if someone does something bad to them they will remember the face and call up their gang to revenge. Yikes!
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@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Aug 16
It's hard to come up with a good title sometimes. :) And I love your avatar. We saw one of these ducks at a wildlife park near Adelaide once.
@vickyrose (2236)
• Cooma, Australia
26 Aug 16
Oh no, I used to have a lot of them over in QLD, now, there's the galahs and the cockatoos.
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Aug 16
We don't get too many galahs and cockatoos near the house. There are a lot of black cockatoos from time to time.
