Upgraded Bird Scare Discs Set - Large 24 Discs - Highly Reflective Double-Sided Bird Reflectors Scare Devices - Better to Keep Most Birds Away Like Woodpecker and Pigeon

A robin has been fighting itself in the glass of my kitchen's screen door. That wouldn't normally be terrible - I thought it would tire out and quit after a while - but by the end of the second day, I was wishing bad stuff on it, just from the noise alone (and, of course, the ankle-deep crap the little stooge leaves in front of our door). We ordered these discs and got them the next day. I put up with the birdbrain's shenanigans for the first hour, until I got these put together. Now, the little goof isn't coming near anymore our porch. Success! Couple things to remember: Out of desperation, I ordered these without reading much about them first. You must assemble them yourself. So if your eyesight is bad like mine, have a 7-year-old handy to help. The good news is, you don't need any tools. Next, don't peel off those protective clear and blue-tinted backing film! It's a powerful impulse to do so, I know, but the instructions clearly tell us not to. Although we can't find a fresh nest around this year's problem spot, I've got three porches and a cable-company box attached to my house. Each of these places have hosted bird nests in recent years. There are eight pieces of these in total, assembled in strings of three, so I've got plenty to use every location simultaneously. The oversized Christmas-ornament-type hook is not always suitable; however, between them, the tiny caribiner clip (included) or some thin zip ties, there's no place you can't hang these discs up. I highly recommend them!

I have a cedar siding house in Virginia and every year I would have to have woodpecker holes repaired. Every Single Year!! I put these up on a shepherd hooks on either side of my house where the woodpeckers would do their worst. I have not had a single even tiny hole in my siding in two years since I put these up. I also have wind chimes on one side of the deck. Either way no more pecking on the house and me hitting the side of the house and yelling to get them away. They still look fine after two years but from the way they look right now I doubt they will be functional after three years. The finish is started to crackle some. Hope this helps!

Comes individually wrapped and each disc is sealed with shrink wrap that is easy to peel off with a tweezer or your fingernails (if you have any). They definitely work for some but not all birds. We’ve watched birds come right up to it and start pecking at it. We have successfully kept birds from making a nest in our posts on our front porch where we’ve staple-gunned these to the wood. These come as individual disks that you have to put together so it doesn’t have to be 3 in a row to hang. NOTE: The discs are MAGNIFIED on one side and not on the other. Only suggestions would be to line ups magnified sides to face same way; to be gentle when connecting these to the rings because they are delicate and crack easy. I learned that quick on the first try but if you’re careful it’s fine. A little extra attn to how they were made will make the difference!

I'll start by saying this product does work. It did deter the woodpeckers from my porch that they were destroying. But, they are a pain to assemble - each disc has to be attached to the next disk by a key ring which is a pain. Once assembled and hung from my porch pillars, they did work but when the wind blows and they sway they scratch the heck out of the wood. So now I have two problems - the woodpeckers have destroyed my posts and now these have also made a mess of my posts.

For years now, I've been waging war on birds in my backyard, particularly dove. Yes, I know what you're probably thinking "why dove, how can the universal symbol of peace cause such hostility?" Well, I'll tell you why. Every Spring time, we get our fair share of pigeons, grackle, killdees, martins, hawks, sparrows, etc. Along with those birds, we have dove. For some reason, unbeknownst to me, all the other birds never seem to stick around to build their nests in preparation of the soon to arrive newborns. Thank Goodness, Right? Yes! I'm beyond thankful that those birds decide to take up residency somewhere else, no problem. I don't know what it is about my backyard that makes it such a dove magnet. I truly wouldn't mind if they made their home in my backyard but the places they choose to build their nests are not the best places at all. The two main locations are right under the eve of my patio roof. I'm talking, right on top of the mounted speaker and the other location is on top of the outdoor roller shade that's mounted on the outside wall of the kitchen, right over the place where the bar is and where people sit. This might seem like prime real estate for the dove but I'm the one paying the mortgage here and I get the final say! They're like bad relatives that you're really okay if you only see at funerals and weddings. They are beyond messy with the poop and nest materials that are constantly falling on the surfaces where I serve food. Not to mention the occasional egg that falls and cracks or the baby that jumped too soon... I've actually shed lots of tears in these times. The emotional roller coaster that these dove have put me through is too much. I've witnessed "flight day" where both mom & dad teach their young how to fly. It's pretty awesome to witness. So, this proves that I do have a heart, somewhere in this body. I digress, I'm sorry... Okay, back to the review. Over the years, I've purchased the following items to deter the dove, which all ended with failed results: scary rubber snake (scared me more than the birds), big plastic owl (one dove would actually sit on it's head), super sonic sound emitter that was motion detected (it repelled my husband and I more than the birds. Ear piercing is an understatement), long, metal spikey strips (which the dove used to help secure their nests even better to the above said locations) & the famous flashy, reflective tape that made my backyard look more like a 24/7 disco party. I kinda liked the look for a hot minute but then, not so much... Then, (drum roll please) I found these little reflective discs with christmas ornament type hooks. This to me was a much better choice than the reflective tape simply because of the hook and the extra weight they have, verses the tape that is, by the way, now wrapped around the rafters of my pergola due to the wind. Yes as others have mentioned, there's some assembly involved. Not a problem. Put on a favorite TV show, some good music or an Audible book and zone out. It's mindless work that will have you putting these together like a pro in no time at all. Hey, I'd rather do the work myself rather than pay more $$$ for someone else to do it. I bought my first set of these discs last year. So far, the dove have only come as far as the fence line and that's about it. My husband found remnants of a nest that was in the beginning stages but was abandoned, Thank God! So all in all, I am dove free! Hallelujah!

These worked immediately. I did add some sparkly Mylar fringe that I think might add to the the effectiveness. No more woodpeckers on the gutter downspouts! We also made sure they were attached securely with zip ties so they could not slide. I hope they last the season, they were pretty good quality and design for the price and easy to assemble. They move very well even in a light breeze and the reflection seems to disturb the woodpeckers as much as the movement.

We have 2 small miniature peach trees that the birds always got to first. I tried netting but they still spoiled all of it by landing on a limb and pecking away enough to drop and ruin them. I lost one peach before I put these up this year, none since! The disks are very light and very reflective, they move easily with very little wind. When the wind blows enough to move them, even a little, they cast patches of reflective moving sunlight all around. This scares off the birds. I used to have birds in my yard all the time and I have not seen one since I put these in about a week ago. I am going to order another pack for more coverage but it is probably overkill. Love, love, love this product. As a nice bonus little kids love the moving lights and are creative in having fun with them, another benefit. The directions, pictorial, do not tell you there is protective cellophane on both sides. One side is blue, easily seen, the other is clear, not easily seen. Start with a thumb nail near one of the holes and it then it will peel away, fairly easy to do. Finally a product that works to keep birds away! No more bird poop and the resulting weeds that come from undigested seeds, two other benefits.

While some other options were very pretty, this is actually effective in keeping birds at bay. However, if the birds really want to get on your balcony they will find a way - like the mated pair on ours - but it's keeping several other birds away, or at least since I put it up it seems to have worked in conjunction with reflective tape. These discs really reflect light, even on cloudy days, and even at night if light is coming from inside your house. Recommended.