LIFE HACK: TIL How To Keep Birds From Messing Up The Car...
Here's today's life-hack.
We have some foolish birds in the yard... They have discovered the side mirrors on the car, and have developed a very bad and utterly futile habit.
Angry Birds? No, Angry People.
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A bird comes and preens in front of the mirror.
Unfortunately, seeing himself, he thinks there is another bird "in the mirror." He proceeds to peck at his reflection, sitting on the window ledge or on the top of the mirror. Inevitably, the mirror and the car door become coated with bird poop.
Cleaned Up Car Mirror - Photo by @creatr
This bad bird behavior is, of course, very annoying and frustrating. We constantly have to clean the mirrors and car doors. You'd think that birds would be able to find something better to do, wouldn't you?
Inspired one day, I went to the Dollar Store.
There, I bought a couple of shower caps with elastic edges. At only a dollar each, I think they are a bargain in saved frustration and mirror cleaning.
Elastic Shower Cap - Photo by @creatr
Problem solved!
The shower caps cover the mirrors nicely. The birds are no longer tempted by their own reflections.
The Caps Cover The Mirrors Nicely - Photo by @creatr
Our mirrors now stay clean.
We are back to quietly enjoying a clean car.
Oh, well, one night I did go out to pick up some fast food, and I forgot the caps were there... They blew off, and I had to replace them. But I'm getting better about that!
It's a simple, cheap life-hack that you may want to try.
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Good idea. Can't you move the side mirrors so the birds cant get near to it?
We park outside, and so the birds that live nearby always have access... and the mirrors won't fold close enough to the car.
Ah that's a shame, we have a problem with birds, we live next to the beach so we get alot of bird poop lol I am sure they do it on purpose
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I used supermarket carrier bags, but I like your idea too 😁
Thanks!
Yeah, we used grocery bags before, but you have to tie them on with the handles or something... The elastic shower caps really make it fast and easy! ;)
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Excellent story dear friend @creatr, very funny, the solution for luck was not very expensive, thank you very much for sharing, have a beautiful day
Friend @jlufer! Thanks so much for stopping by! Yes, it was an inexpensive fix! :)
Best regards to you and your family. :)
That's really smart. I love a good dollar store hack. I myself somehow ended up with 5 cats. The bird population of my yard has been significantly reduced because they cats climb trees and get on the roof scaring them off. Unfortunately we have paw prints all over the hood instead of bird mess.
LOL! Trading bird poop for paw prints!
Well, cats are very interesting creatures. I didn't used to like them much, until I met a very curious one:
"How I Was Captured by a Surprisingly Unusual Cat"
Thank you, @marxrab, for stopping by and telling your interesting story. :) :D
Have a look at "N Z Kea" and see how minor your problem is. They do this naturally, no training required, and no insurance cover either.
Wow! Seriously? Birds eating cars?
I guess we do have it easy here... :D
Thanks for the interesting clue... ;)
Great idea
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