Fake Owl Decoy | Bird Scarecrow | Plastic Owl Statues

Briefly. Birds respond strongly for a few days and then habituate. That is what static decoys do, and we would rather say so than let you find out.

Because a real predator moves, hunts and leaves. A plastic one sits on the same post through every kind of weather doing nothing, and birds notice.

Because it genuinely helps when it is moved, and because it has a real niche in short term problems where nothing needs fixing to anything.

Move it every few days, turn it to face differently, and pair it with something else that changes, such as scare tape or hanging discs.

Every few days. Once a week is a minimum; longer than that and it becomes scenery.

Short term problems. A fortnight of soft fruit, a boat over a weekend, a balcony while you are away.

A permanent problem on a specific ledge. Buy a spike strip for that: it works on day one and is still working in five years.

For a few days, and longer if you keep moving it. For a pigeon that has decided to roost on your ledge, spikes are the real answer.

Gulls are bold and habituate quickly. On a roof, netting or spikes do the work.

Initially yes, and small birds are often what people buy it for over fruit. Netting is the only certain protection there.

Not meaningfully. Squirrels are not deterred by a static owl for long at all.

It adds a flash of light as the light changes, which helps a little. It does not change the habituation problem.

Anything that introduces movement helps. Moving the owl yourself achieves the same thing for nothing.

Yes, the finish suits both, and indoors is a common use in barns and warehouses.

Yes, the paint is fade and water resistant.

The paint is fade resistant, so it holds up well. Years of full sun will still dull anything.

It stands freely, but in an exposed spot it is worth weighting or tying it, or it will blow over.

In high wind an unweighted decoy can. Sand or gravel in the base solves it, and a decoy lying on its side deters nothing.

Usually one, moved often, beats three left in place.

Yes, and boats are one of the better uses because the problem is often short lived and nothing can be fixed to a deck.

Yes, and again it works best while it keeps moving.

Completely. It is an object. Nothing about it can harm anything.

Yes, though a dog may take an interest in it.

It is not selective, so yes, initially. If you are feeding songbirds nearby, that is worth thinking about.

Spikes for a ledge, netting for an opening, gel for a surface a strip cannot sit on.

Yes, and that is the best way to use it. Owl plus tape plus a bit of movement beats any of them alone.

Immediately, which is genuinely useful. It is the duration rather than the onset that is the limitation.

Only for a short term problem. For anything ongoing, no, and we would rather sell you the thing that works.

Free on orders over £75. Below that it is £22, and there is no minimum order.

Yes. You have 14 days from delivery to change your mind under the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013, and everything we sell is a standard stock item so that applies to the whole range.