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Old Jul 20, 2017 | 04:01 PM
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So, I have this beautiful Ruby Red Platty that I had the windshield and front windows tinted for look, heat reduction and apparently for the birds! The damn things keep perching on my mirrors and window seals and crapping! I've tried turning the mirrors in and all that seems to do is give them a better place to crap! I'm about to start shooting birds!!!
 
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Old Jul 20, 2017 | 04:25 PM
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Attach a Crow decoy on the truck when your not in it.
 
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Old Jul 20, 2017 | 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by WarDamnEagle!
So, I have this beautiful Ruby Red Platty that I had the windshield and front windows tinted for look, heat reduction and apparently for the birds! The damn things keep perching on my mirrors and window seals and crapping! I've tried turning the mirrors in and all that seems to do is give them a better place to crap! I'm about to start shooting birds!!!


This guy sent them!!!

 
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Old Jul 20, 2017 | 06:45 PM
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I had a bluebird that attacked it's reflection in my passenger side mirror. Did it for 2 years. Crapped all over the truck.
 
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Old Jul 20, 2017 | 07:31 PM
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This guy sent them!!!

Now that's funny... since I'm a Bama fan...
 
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Old Jul 20, 2017 | 07:56 PM
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This will keep the birds away for sure, we use them all over the farm to keep the bird off equipment.


 
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Old Jul 21, 2017 | 06:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Paw's 150 Lariat
This guy sent them!!!

Lol! Give me just one more second to respond!
 
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Old Jul 21, 2017 | 06:58 AM
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This will keep the birds away for sure, we use them all over the farm to keep the bird off equipment.


I e already got one of those at the lake hose to try and keep the geese away. Never thought to put it on the truck! Hmmm
 
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Old Jul 21, 2017 | 07:19 AM
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I have the same problem every spring for around 6 weeks. The birds nest in trees in my back yard. I got rid of their convenient perches by folding my mirrors every time I parked in the driveway and the incidence of bird crap on my front doors decreased.
 
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Old Jul 21, 2017 | 07:40 AM
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I have the same problem every spring for around 6 weeks. The birds nest in trees in my back yard. I got rid of their convenient perches by folding my mirrors every time I parked in the driveway and the incidence of bird crap on my front doors decreased.
I e tried that too! I thinks it's little tiny birds, like finches or something. I got a little target practice on an armadillo last night, a little more practice and I'll pick the dang birds off one at a time!
 
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Old Jul 21, 2017 | 07:52 AM
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Be careful how you eradicate them. Sometimes the cure's worse than the disease. Back in the day my neighbor's cat liked to use the hood of my truck as a r&r station. I snuck up on him with the hose and blasted him, not thinking what the consequences would be. Cat shocked by water blast, sharp claws, slick surface (my hood)... Yep. Permanent reminder of how to not get a cat off your hood.
 
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Old Jul 21, 2017 | 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by glrret
This will keep the birds away for sure, we use them all over the farm to keep the bird off equipment.


This is also what I would recommend. Every year in late February, early March about 100,000 Starlings roost in the tree over my house and crap all over everything. No more with the artificial owl. I should have done that 20 years ago.
 
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Old Jul 21, 2017 | 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by WarDamnEagle!
So, I have this beautiful Ruby Red Platty that I had the windshield and front windows tinted for look, heat reduction and apparently for the birds! The damn things keep perching on my mirrors and window seals and crapping! I've tried turning the mirrors in and all that seems to do is give them a better place to crap! I'm about to start shooting birds!!!
Since you probably bleed orange and blue like me the wildlife around you is just following your lead and crapping on the visiting bama fans red truck.......

Shoulda got blue jeans
 
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Old Jul 21, 2017 | 10:42 AM
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Since you probably bleed orange and blue like me the wildlife around you is just following your lead and crapping on the visiting bama fans red truck.......

Shoulda got blue jeans
Wow... that one deserves a roll tide!
 
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Old Jul 21, 2017 | 10:57 AM
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I had this exact issue back in April for about 4-6 weeks.. I took a plastic bag and rolled it up in the drivers side window and POOF !! That stopped them..
 
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