Shootaswede ,
Hello bud .
To keep birds away buy some cheap light duty fence that can be bought at Lowes depot , the 2x3'' rectangular kind . Lay it out and cut it wires then stand them up so that the birds trying to land will get gigged by the up pointed prongs . Make the cuts diagonally so they will have an ''edge point'' and not a blunt point . If you have a gap where the birds are sill trying to sit on - tie a piece of spiderwire type fishing line across the upright fence prongs . Or enjoy Mutual of Omaha's wild kingdom in your front yard . via Hawk .
I keep birds off of small solar panels that power night hog hunting lights like this .
