3 Pack Fake Owl Decoys to Scare Birds Away - Rotating Head Plastic Owl Scarecrows, Squirrel Hawk Bird Deterrent for Outside Garden Yard, Statues Garden Decor

Our house is newly built and there were lots of displaced pigeons (at least 5-10) that made a home on our front ledge (seen in the picture) and on other parts of the roof. There was pigeon poop all over the driveway and roof, and even fallen eggs. We put 2 of these up and it's been 2 weeks, no pigeons in sight! We saw some fly close but quickly flew away (presumably because they noticed the owls). We were 50/50 on whether it'll work due to the mixed reviews, but so far it's worked for us so I wanted to give this a higher rating to offset the negative reviews (which some are irrelevant and unfair, as described below).Regarding head rotation: Yes it's not perfect or consistent (one owl is very sensitive and rotates with me just blowing on it, the other 2 takes more wind force to move; however, pigeons don't seem to care if the head rotates a lot or a little because I guess in nature, predatory birds stay pretty still, so maybe pigeons are programmed to recognize other characters like outline, instead of movement. It's unfair to give less stars because the head doesn't rotate perfectly. The purpose of the owls is to deter pigeons, and for us they're doing their job well!I think what I'm trying to say is, don't let the focus be on the head rotating easily or not (because based on my experience, the ease of rotation isn't indicative of effectiveness). What matters is whether it works or not, and in my case, the answer is yes! So if you have a pigeon problem, give these a try!BTW, for the humans out there: the owls are detailed, a good life-like size, and look realistic from afar. There's a plug at the bottom to fill sand or rocks in if you want to weigh the owls down. We drilled 2 holes at the bottom and used zip ties since it's windy in our area. And we love the big yellow reflective eyes. Good luck!

Good product. Head swivels easily with wind. For the price and getting 3 it’s a deal but they are small so you will need to put them up high enough to actually be seen. Good quality product. Shipped and packaged well.

I've had these set up in the backyard for a week now, and they seem to be moderately effective at keeping the squirrels away. I did see 2 squirrels still running down the trees the first couple of days, but after repositioning the owls, I've only spotted one over the last 5 days (and none were recorded on surveillance). Prior to getting the owls, the squirrels were constantly running up and down and back and forth from the neighbors yard, who leaves corn cobs out for the them. They would then bring the corn into our yard and bury the kernels. These owls seem to have helped reduce that activity. They don't get 5 stars though, as one head doesn't want to spin at all.

I got these to help with squirrels. The squirrels ignore them but my dogs love to bark at them when the wind turns their heads. Oh well. Thanks anyway.

First off, they do look good, but small, under 1 ft. We needed something to keep the birds off our front porch but the 2nd day, the birds payed no attention. We have a Mockingbird that visits both several times a day. I am thinking these small owls attract birds. Look at other options and pass on these.

These seem like a good product and all the reviews made it seem promising; however, the set that we received don't work as they should. The heads swivel so they are backwards all the time and the wind doesn't blow them with the slot filled in the back (which I had no idea what it was when it arrived since they were simply shipped in clear plastic with no directions or anything). One of the owl heads would hardly turn and I was afraid that I would break it if forced.

Poor woodpecker almost did himself in fighting his reflection in our reflective glass window and made a nap impossible. The addition of the owls worked perfectly and we’re all much happier. Especially the birds!

Wish there was a base plate to screw down that this could sit on