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Owl Decoy to Scare Birds Away Scarecrow Fake Owl with Rotating Head, 16"

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At a glance

Condition
New
Model
KT9063
Dimensions
6"D x 6"W x 16.5"H
Weight
14.4 oz
Color
Natural
Material
Plastic
Theme
Bird
In the box
OwlWind vane

Features 5

  • SCARECROW - Looking to keep birds away? This fake owl will scare away all unwanted birds without harming the wildlife
  • FEATURES - Reflective eyes and detailed body for maximum realism and effectiveness. Painted with delicate non-fading & water proof paint to withstand all weather conditions
  • ROTATING HEAD - For a more realistic feel, the head rotates in gentle breezes with a fin on the back of the head that acts as a wind vane naturally (can be found inside the owl's body)
  • MULTI USE - Place it in your garden or farmland as a owl statue or to protect your crops of fruits, vegetables, & plants. Widely used in orchards, gardens, barns, front lawns & trees. Keep your gardens, windows, orchard, barn, crops, boats or cars away from birds

Description

This Galashield Scarecrow Owl provides maximum garden protection. Its realistic head bobs and turns in gentle breezes which helps to keep birds away. Perfect for gardens, decks, boat docks, rafters, barns, open porches, and patios. 16.5″ tall imposing presence. Head rotates in gentle breezes with a fin on the back of the head that acts as a wind vane naturally (can be found inside the owl's body) Detailed painted owl keeps pesky birds while adding charm to any garden. The Great Horned Owl features a head that turns in the breeze like a real owl. For gardens, berry bushes, and grapevines: mount Owl on top of a tall pole and drive pole firmly into the ground (Owl must be positioned vertically for head to move properly). For rooftops and ledges: secure Owl by tying in place or weight heavily. Owl can be filled with sand or gravel for more stability (use enclosed stopper). Place Owl before fruit ripens and feeding habits develop. Place Owl in a prominent place so birds can see it. How to Use and Tips

Specs 23

Color Natural
Brand Galashield
Theme Bird
Material Plastic
Product Dimensions 6"D x 6"W x 16.5"H
Brand Name Galashield
Unit Count 1 Count
Number of Packs 1

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Top Amazon Reviews


Working Great So Far!
I bought this owl to scare the birds away from my new deck. My neighbor likes to feed the birds and my new deck was becoming the new bird bathroom. I read a lot of the reviews and I decided to buy a 2x2x8 pressure treated pole and some bungy cords. The pole fit into the hole on the bottom no problem. Next I bought some modeling clay. when I put the plastic fin on the back of the head, the resting position for the head was looking over the owl's back. I did not like that. I put the modeling clay under the chin in small amounts until the head came to rest facing to the owl's front. Day one, I put the owl on the pole and strapped the pole to the deck railing with the bungy cords. The owl looked great and the birds stayed away. There is always a breeze in my back yard and the owl's head was constantly turning back and forth like it was surveying the area. On day two, I moved the owl to a different place on the railing and then a huge thunderstorm rolled in. High winds and torrential downpour and the owl remained in place. The heavier winds turned the Owl on the pole and the head was spinning 360 degrees but the owl remained on the pole. Now it has been a week and still no birds. We have named the owl Oliver. I bring him in at night and in the morning I put him in different location on the Deck. Only once did a bird come to the deck railing. I think I had moved Oliver too far away from my neighbor's side of the deck. After one week, I would recommend using this owl. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2021 by DD

Looks great, but head needs strong winds to move at all....
It looks just like the photo. It did take a bunch of small river rocks to keep it from blowing over. Only disappointment as that the small piece of plastic that is placed on the slot on back of the head, does not really work well to move the head. Strong winds are needed for it to move just a little bit. We haven't had much wind so it usually works as well as a still own. Next time we order, it will be a more expensive version that moves by solar- we do get a lot of sun here in Arizona. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2025 by BLFine

This has been working every blueberry season since 2019,
I was very skeptical that this would work when I bought it in 2019. I caged my blueberry bushes which keeps the deer and other large critters away but for years I have been battling the birds who squeeze through the fencing and devour my precious blueberries. Even covering the entire cage in bird netting didn't help. The birds simply picked at it until they made a hole to enter and exit through. I decided to try the swivel headed owl hoping that it might at least lessen the damage being done. WOW! Was I surprised! This thing not only kept some birds away - it kept them all away for the entire blueberry season! I mounted two dowel rods, one on each side of my fencing and everyday I would move the owl from one rod to the other so that the birds wouldn't get used to it being in one stationary place. (the owl has a hole in the bottom that allows you to easily drop it onto a dowel rod). The day the owl arrived, I carried it to my garden but before mounting the owl, I had to chase three birds out of my enclosure. Once the owl went up, I never again found a bird inside. My blueberry harvest was at least 3 times what I have gotten in any previous year. This owl is one of my all time favorite garden purchases!!! It does not detect motion but instead has a rotating head that will sway and bobble in the wind. The owl is lightweight plastic and could be filled with rocks or sand but I found that perching it onto a dowel rod worked great. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2019 by Delily

Head does not rotate!
I live in a high rise in Chicago. My balcony is constantly invaded by pigeons that leave terrible messes on the railing and floor. They have even made nests and laid eggs! I bought the decoy owl with the hope that the rotating head would scare the pigeons away when it was windy. Unfortunately the fin on the back of the decoy does not make the head rotate in the wind. The head stays still no matter how strong the wind blows. I do move the decoy to different locations so the birds don't get used to the owl. I also bought De-Bird Reflective Scare Tape and tied it around the railing in several places and also tied it to the door handle of the balcony door. I left the ends very long so they easily move with the wind. When the sun hits the tape, it shines very brightly. Honestly I think the tape is what is keeping the birds away from my balcony. The decoy on its own didn't seem to scare the pigeons. They are city birds and probably not much scares them. But the reflective Scare Tape seems to work just fine. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2022 by Reina

This owl really worked to scare away the quail that had suddenly taken over my backyard fence!
This owl really worked to scare away the quail that had suddenly taken over my backyard fence! An OWL decoy that I got at Amazon has really worked for me to scare some pesky birds away! These Galashield OWL 'Decoys' scare birds & they fly away once they see them or they might not even decide to land and perch. These can be called ScareCrows since both Crows & Owls scare smaller birds as they prey on them. At first, I tried Amazon's 3-pack of ½ size printed OWLS decoys. I put them near where a row of QUAIL were suddenly gathering for most of every day, standing evenly spaced, just like you might have seen rows of PIDGEONS doing on telephone lines on poles along city streets. 🦅 🦅 🦅 🦅 🦅 🦅 🦅 🦅 🦅 🦅 The QUAIL poop down below got to be annoying me to need to clean off. 🙄 Those didn't work at all. So, then I put just 1 of these real-sized, realistic-looking OWLS out there and then there were no QUAIL for a while. On the 3rd and 4th day, I saw 1 or 2 QUAIL standing 15' away from the OWL, maybe testing it. Ever since then, there's been no QUAIL and since I'm retired, I'm home all day long to watch. Maybe it just took a few days for the QUAIL to get tired of being worried about that OWL, so they went and found a new place to hang out. The head of this OWL is on a spring, so it wiggles even in a slight breeze so that it looks alive. SCARY! I also hung a shiny CD a little below the owl using an old shoestring, since I'd learned that a moving, shiny item could also help scare birds away & it helps draw the QUAIL's attention to the OWL. (see it in photo). The little 8" tall, printed OWLS had come with a long, 1" wide foil ribbon foil to hang with them for that same purpose. The instructions that came with the big OWL say to put gravel or sand in the bottom of it to hold it upright, but since I wanted it perched on top of my fence's thin top railing, luckily there were 2 places for me to drill 1/4" holes through on the right side that I could put a Zip Tie through to secure it to the rail. I suppose if I didn't have any Zip Ties, I could have used wire, rope or even a strong shoestring. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2023 by Jeff Davis

Useless
The birds couldn't care less about this owl! I put him on a tall pole on my upper porch, outside my bedroom. The red bellied woodpeckers have been drumming the gutters, waking me up. I'd hope this would deter them; well, think again.
Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2026 by Happy Shopper

A great squirrel deterrent!
I noticed upon arrival that the screws on top of the head, mentioned in several of the reviews, were no longer there so no rusting to worry about. The weight issue of the fin on the back of the head is resolved so the head turns as expected. I glued the fin on the back of the head, as recommended in several other reviews. Next, I mounted it on a pole and used a Velcro strap to affix him to my deck rail. This way I can easily move him every few days. Our house backs up to a tree line around a farm field, as you can see in picture 2. The squirrels bring walnuts up on the deck for their breakfast and leave behind all the nut shells. They dug up my potted flowers. Then chewed a hole in one of the throw pillow covers on my loveseat and crawled inside the pillow cover for a nap, leaving behind a pile of squirrel poop. We named our owl Hooty! We LOVE our Hooty! He has kept the squirrels off the deck from day one. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2024 by Steve Tebow

Worked for 1/2 day to Disuade for Hawks, Cheaply Made and Expensive
We have accepted that occasionally Red Tailed Hawks, Kestrels and other birds of pray would take doves and other birds and chases squirrels near our feeders. But in the last year or 2 they have become increasingly aggressive and staked our yard out even using the bird bath. We can hear them everyday, sometimes in pairs, like clockwork, screeching during flybys or as they perch nearby waiting to pounce on a doves, squirrels. When they started swooping down to our house eves and snatching entire bird nests away with 2 week old chicks, and taking baby crows from their high nests we decided to take action. We read that Owls are mortal enemies of Hawks so we decided to try an Owl Decoy. The problem is we dont also want it to scare our backyard birds away. So we installed the Galashield high on a hill, out of site from the bird feeders where the high flying hawks will spot it but hidden from the bird feeders. Its only been a couple of days and I would say we have had fewer hawk sightings at first but not eliminated. The doves seem to be not dissuaded which is a good thing. I got the Galashield because of the head movement hoping that I would not need to move the Owl as frequently so the Hawks dont lose their fear of it. For what you get, the decoy is exceedingly expensive! $25 for a mass produced injected mold shape is a lot of money, probably easily twice as much as it should be. The clear plastic vane that helps the head turn in the wind only loosely inserts into a slot and while it has not yet, I'm sure it will fall out shortly and will need to be glued in. The coloring and shapes are odd, it certainly does not look natural to me but for a Hawk I guess it doesn't matter, but it would be nice if it was more organic looking. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2021 by rkruz
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