A customer just called me to ask me if the color red deter hawks. Says the lady he buys Silkies from swears by it... I've never heard of such a thing. I
will say that I had a red scarecrow up for a while and the hawk didn't seem to be too afraid....
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thkosan |
Does the color red deter hawks? |
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A customer just called me to ask me if the color red deter hawks. Says the lady he buys Silkies from swears by it... I've never heard of such a thing. I
will say that I had a red scarecrow up for a while and the hawk didn't seem to be too afraid....
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thkosan |
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I contacted a professor who studies red tailed hawks. He told me that Red-Tailed hawks can detect color, whether their perception is the same as other birds or mammals or not. |
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gspieler |
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I thought besides real barriers, that holographic tape that snaps and reflects from trees was supposed to be a deterent?
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