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How to Keep Birds Out of Hanging Ferns

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How to Keep Birds Out of Hanging Ferns

How to Keep Birds Out of Hanging Ferns. Hanging baskets full of ferns are a natural place for birds to nest. The hanging basket is off the ground and difficult for predators to get into, and the ferns provide cover so that the birds feel safe and secure. Birds in your fern basket can kill off the ferns over time and they can also create a mess...

Hanging baskets full of ferns are a natural place for birds to nest. The hanging basket is off the ground and difficult for predators to get into, and the ferns provide cover so that the birds feel safe and secure. Birds in your fern basket can kill off the ferns over time and they can also create a mess below the basket with feces, food remnants, debris from the nest and shed feathers. Preventing the birds from nesting in the first place is far easier than removing the birds once they have appeared.
Things You'll Need
Pinwheel
Mylar strips
Tape
Bird mesh
Bamboo skewers
Stick a children's pinwheel in the hanging basket beside the ferns. The motion of the pinwheel startles the birds away. Choose a pinwheel with shiny arms so that the flashing light further disturbs the bird.
Cut long strips of shiny Mylar material and tape them to the bottom of the basket. The shiny strips flutter in the wind, preventing the birds from settling.
Drape the top of the basket with bird mesh, hanging it from the same hook that you hang the fern basket. Bird mesh is a fine mesh that allows for normal watering and sun exposure, but which keeps birds from being able to enter the basket.
Slide bamboo skewers into the soil in the fern's hanging basket, allowing the sharp ends to stick up. This prevents the birds from wanting to land.
Tips & Warnings
Be aware of what birds may be moved or disturbed when they are nesting. House sparrows, European starlings and pigeons are all unprotected birds and may be removed. Robins, finches and cardinals are all protected and require a permit before you can disturb them.
Switch around the methods that you use from time to time, as otherwise the birds will become used to them and less afraid.

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