Hopefully someone here can help out with this issue.
My wife and I are trying to plant a little vegetable/herb garden off our patio and found that we have a robin's nest nearby on a fence post. While we were uprooting the sod this afternoon we found that not only is there a robin's nest, it also has three eggs and a chick.
What's pissing us off though is that both birds are dive bombing around us basically preventing us from finishing up the garden. We would normally just dump the nest and drive the birds off, but the old hag next door LIKES the birds (of course they aren't on her property) and we also know that some archaic Federal and State Laws basically make it illegal to disturb and/or kill any native bird (robins included). The old lady would likely report us, since she's seen the work we are attempting and as mentioned, thinks a little robin family would be great!
It's really annoying, and I'm wondering what folks here have done to repel birds. We want to grow some veggies like Roma tomatoes, cucumbers, melon, as well as bird food like raspberries and blueberries...but don't want a damn bird attacking us (or my three year old son).
Any solutions or tips from amateur gardeners or homeowners on OS?
My wife and I are trying to plant a little vegetable/herb garden off our patio and found that we have a robin's nest nearby on a fence post. While we were uprooting the sod this afternoon we found that not only is there a robin's nest, it also has three eggs and a chick.
What's pissing us off though is that both birds are dive bombing around us basically preventing us from finishing up the garden. We would normally just dump the nest and drive the birds off, but the old hag next door LIKES the birds (of course they aren't on her property) and we also know that some archaic Federal and State Laws basically make it illegal to disturb and/or kill any native bird (robins included). The old lady would likely report us, since she's seen the work we are attempting and as mentioned, thinks a little robin family would be great!
It's really annoying, and I'm wondering what folks here have done to repel birds. We want to grow some veggies like Roma tomatoes, cucumbers, melon, as well as bird food like raspberries and blueberries...but don't want a damn bird attacking us (or my three year old son).
Any solutions or tips from amateur gardeners or homeowners on OS?
), and the birds just piss me off.
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