bird-scarer

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bird-scarer - an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds

effigy, simulacrum, image - a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture); "the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln"; "the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone"

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A bird-scarer is used with such frequency that it becomes annoying.

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For more call 09050 700 440 Virgo August 23 - Sept 22 THE bird-scarer in farmer Bob's field is working overtime - not so great for the birds or my dog, who barks every time it goes off, but great for farmer Bob's crops.

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Take John Gillett's bird-scarer, for example, which the Oxford museum keeps in its stores.

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Earlier measures, including destroying nests and using a bird-scarer system, failed to work.

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That's when a cat bird-scarer - from Windrush Mill, Whitney OX8 6BH - comes in handy.

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Perhaps the double bang had been a bird-scarer but it had given me pause for thought that, overall, I had made the right choice by taking up the pen rather than join Ross Kemp in the SAS.

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He is Wilf, a life-size old man bird-scarer, and he has become quite a character.

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Is the appointment of a full-time bird-scarer, we wonder, among the assurances that manager Richard Money will seek from the board at the end of the season?

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The iPod became ubiquitous and, suddenly, the only use for the compact disc was as a bird-scarer on grandad's allotment.

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A DRUM kit, bird-scarer, cuddly toy and a towrope are among some of the more unusual stolen goods going under the hammer for charity.