Customer Reviews

Bird-X SE-W Scare Eye Balloon, White

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After trying various 'ultrasonic' pest devices to deter ducks, herons and other birds from our property (they are practically manure machines!), I tried these scary eye balloons. I felt silly hanging what look like beach balls outside, but they work, and now I feel proud of myself for finally getting rid of our bird (poop) problem.

The manufacturer recommends switching balloon colors periodically to keep the birds from getting used to --and eventually ignoring-- them. I agree. A month or so after setting yellow balloons out the birds started hanging around again. After switching colors (white), they disappeared. I now rotate sets of three each of yellow, white or black.

Unfortunately for our neighbors, the birds moved next door to their property and created a particularly terrible problem there! They tried other deterrents like scary owl statues, scary hooting owl statues, etc. They now use the balloons like ours. Problem solved!

I bought 2 of these and placed them in my veggie garden. I was seriously dissapointed when, later that day, I found birds perched on them. Obviously, they don't work for the birds in my area. I live in the Pacific Northwest.

Can't imagine why this scares the birds away, but it does actually seem to help. I was losing almost all of my tomatoes in the garden to birds pecking holes in them. This, hung on a lightweight pole in the garden, seems to have cut back on the problem. NICE!