Best Bird Deterrent & Repellent to Keep Them Out of Your Lawn
In this review of the best best bird repellent for effectively keeping birds off of your lawn, we have compiled a list of what we believe are some of the best products that require your consideration. Birds can become a real hazard and annoyance when they decide to invade your yard and poop all over your furniture and ornaments. To keep them away, use any of the deterrent or repellents featured in the list that makes up Our Top Picks.
In this list you will find a variety of different style products that all work to scare away birds. All are humane and will, in no way, harm birds or any other wildlife in your yard. To help you with the decision as to which one to purchase we have attributed each product a star rating out of 5 and listed some of their respective pros and cons.
Best Bird Deterrents and Repellents: Our Top Picks
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1. Bird-X Balcony Gard Ultrasonic Bird Repeller
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This product repels birds by emitting a 90 decibel sound up to the distance of one meter. The frequency can be changed on a range of between 15 and 25 kilohertz that can cover a range of as much as 900 sq. ft. The sound range that the Bird-X Balcony Gard Ultrasonic Bird Repeller produces is far beyond that of the human ear, so is harmless to you and your family, but will work to scare away bird.
The product is powered by a battery, but for those instances where this runs out, a 50 ft. power cord is included so that it can be run off of mains power. However, when it comes to taking the back off to replace the batteries, this can be difficult to do.
The Bird-X Balcony Gard Ultrasonic Bird Repeller can either be wall or tree mounted, or can stand freely on its own.
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2. HOMESCAPE CREATIONS Owl Decoy Bird Repellent
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Combining the features of various other bird deterrents into a single product, the HOMESCAPE CREATIONS Owl Decoy Bird Repellent Control Birds Scarer Device is highly effective in keeping birds away from your lawn. The holographic design on the owls works to reflect sunlight, which creates a really bright light that scares away birds. When hit by the wind, the rods and bells that make up the product create a noise that repels birds also.
The HOMESCAPE CREATIONS Owl Decoy Repellent Control Bird Scarer Device is totally harmless and simply works to scare them away rather than hurt them. The bird deterrents has been constructed using materials that are completely none toxic and so will not harm any birds, even if they peck at it.
The manufacturer is so confident that the product will work in keeping birds off of your lawn, that they will provide a 100 percent guarantee for your money back.
In order for the HOMESCAPE CREATIONS Owl Decoy Repellent Control Bird Scarers Device to work best, the weather conditions needs to be both sunny and windy at the same time.
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3. Bird-X Stainless Steel Bird Spikes Kit
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The use of the Bird-X Stainless Steel Bird Spikes Kit will effectively keep birds away from your property in a humane and none harmless way. The kit provides you with as much as 10 ft. over coverage along the top of a wall or anywhere else that birds may perch on or near your property. Once the spikes have been installed, this repellent is good and you never have to worry bout it again as it requires no maintenance.
Because the spikes have been constructed out of stainless steel, they are able to withstand all weather conditions without them rusting. Without any birds perching on your property, you do not have to put up with the problem of everything being covered in bird poop. On some very rare occasion it has been known that some birds have nested in between the spikes, so do bear this in mind.
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4. De-Bird Scare Tape
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A particular favorite with the farming community, the De-Bird Scare Tape comes in 125 ft. long rolls, which makes it perfect for covering large areas of land. The reflective nature of the tape works to scare birds off and so stop them roosting either on your lawn or anywhere else in your yard. For the best effect, it is recommended by the manufacturer to wrap the tape around things on your property such as fence, railings, or tree branches.
The really bright and diamond like design of the tape works to reflect any sunlight to startle any birds, as well as make a rustling type sound when hit by the wind to further deter birds. Because the De-Bird Scare Tape is completely harmless to birds, you can rest safe in the knowledge that you are simple scaring birds away rather than harming them.
Additionally, because the De-Bird Scare Tape contains no harmful chemicals, they will not harm themselves if they happen to peck away at it. Over a certain period of time and when exposed to hard weather conditions, the tape will fade and begin to loose its effectiveness. It is at this point that the tape needs to be replaced.
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5. Bird Blinder Repellent Wind Twisting Scare Rods
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This is a simple and relatively cheap bird deterrents that works to keep all types of birds off of your lawn. Simply hang the 5 Bird Blinder Repellent Wind Twisting Scare Rods, which are each 12 inches in length, from any vantage point in your yard and watch them as swing around in the wind and reflect the sunlight. This works to scare any birds away from your lawn.
Not only do the Bird Blinder Repellent Wind Twisting Scare Rods repel birds but they also look aesthetically pleasing, so can be left around your yard as decorations also. Because of how simple this product is, it requires no maintenance, so once they have been hung up that is it. The only slight issue is that for them to be most effective their needs to be wind.
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6. Dalen OW6 Gardeneer by Natural Enemy Horned Owl Scarecrow
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The Dalen 016069000301 OW6 Gardeneer by Natural Enemy Horned Owl Scarecrow represents a slight change from the traditional type scarecrow design that features the shape of a man. Because the Horned Owl is a predator to most types of bird, it is effective in quickly scaring them away from off or your lawn and out of your yard altogether.
The Dalen 016069000301 OW6 Gardeneer by Natural Enemy Horned Owl Scarecrow is manufactured in the United States of America and is made from a highly durable plastic material. Each one is hand painted for a truly authentic finish. Thanks to the excellent craftsmanship that goes into this repellent, it is extremely lifelike and so is highly effective in scaring away birds.
However, when the Dalen 016069000301 OW6 Gardeneer by Natural Enemy Horned Owl Scarecrow is left outside in the elements, it eventually, over time, begins to fade, and once the eyes have completely faded, it becomes less effective in scaring off birds.
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FAQs – A Buyer’s Guide
For anyone out there that has lots of questions now that they have read all about the bird deterrents and bird repellents in the list of Our Top Picks, the following A Buyer’s Guide section should be of some use. Here we attempt to answer those frequently asked questions relating to all things bird deterrents and birdrepellents.
What will keep birds away?
There are a number of things that you can do around your yard, and wider property, in order to keep birds away. One effective measure that you can take is removing any food pieces from around your property. This is because birds simply love to eat, so will scavenge around for any scraps of food that have been left by us humans. To best do this, make sure that there is no trash that is open and that all trash bins on your property are closed securely.
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Another way of keeping birds away is by covering up all and any vents that are on your property so that bird do not have anywhere to build their nests. Failing this, you could use any of the bird deterrents and repellents that featured in the list of Our Top Picks. Read below to find out which one of these we think is the most effective to deter birds away and off of your lawn.
How do I keep birds away from my porch?
Any of the bird deterrents and repellents that featured in the list of Our Top Picks will work to keep bird away from your porch. Other similar products that would do the same job, but did not quite make the list include the Amaranth Nets, the Gullsweep Bird Deterrents, the BOKEYU Bird Repellent, the Defenders Repeller Ribbon, and the De-Bird reflective scare owl dummy.
Do ultrasonic bird deterrents work?
Ultrasonic bird deterrents will work to deter bird of all shapes and sizes from off of your lawn. The Bird-X Balcony Gard Ultrasonic Bird Repeller that was featured in the list of Our Top Picks emits a 90 decibel sound up to the distance of one meter. This is produced at a range that cannot be heard by humans, so will not become an annoyance itself.
Other similar bird repellents that are currently available on the market include the TQGEAR Solar animal repeller, the ISOTRONIC® Ultrasonic Bird Deterrent device, and the KOEPUO Bird Deterrent.
Do wind chimes keep birds away?
Wind chimes produce a pleasant and relaxing sound when blown on, as well as move around. These actions work to scare off birds and stop them from landing on your lawn. As well as the Bird Blinder Repellent Wind Twisting Scare Rods and the HOMESCAPE CREATIONS Owl Decoy Control Scare Device that made it into the list of Our Top Picks, other similar products that are currently available on the market include the Mason & Jones Bird Wind Chime, the Cim Wind Chime Mirror Crystal Triple Oval, and the Lewondr Bird Wind Chimes.
The Best Bird Deterrents & Repellent to Keep Them Out of Your Lawn Of All
At this point it is now time to provide you with our recommendation as to which one of the above bird deterrents and repellents we think is the best of all. This was not an easy decision, but in the end we settled on the De-Bird Scare Tape. This is because, even though the tape needs replacing after a certain period of time, it can cover a large area, provides both a visual and sound repellent, and contains no chemicals that are harmful to birds, so will just scare them away rather than cause them any harm.
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