Guest Guest95262 Posted April 11, 2014 Honestly they are enough to drive a sane person mad, just no need. How can I get rid of them?, I know I could shoot them but I'm not really down with that I just can't deal with the intrusive noise they make all day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bobj 10,146 Posted April 11, 2014 Crows, as with all wildlife are fully protected and, crows do a great geal of good, imagine, with the huge amount of roadkill on the roads, how bad the bushfly menace would be if crows and eagles were not there to eat most of the dead creatures?? Cheers, Bobj. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 11, 2014 Perhaps see if you are able to use a deterrent to scare them off ? Don't know if local council or something g might be able to point you in the right direction. I don't mind them. I figure we must be just as intrusive to their world. Only they can't shoot us to shut us up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest95262 Posted April 11, 2014 (edited) Crows, as with all wildlife are fully protected and, crows do a great geal of good, imagine, with the huge amount of roadkill on the roads, how bad the bushfly menace would be if crows and eagles were not there to eat most of the dead creatures?? Cheers, Bobj. Why can't they f**k off to the bush then? seriously though they are annoying. people use all sorts off stuff to kill off roaches or rats or anything else they don't like how are crows any better? Edited April 11, 2014 by Guest95262 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest30085 Posted April 11, 2014 Crows? Their 'song' certainly isn't nice but do they bother you that much? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gee13 601 Posted April 11, 2014 Cant imagine oz without their sounds...I love em ... Now those pesky grass seed eating bloody pidgeons..dont get me started "Once you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." :biggrin: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
calNgary 9,130 Posted April 11, 2014 Crows and Kookaburras used to drive us crazy with their noise- sorry, song,lol.. After a while you do get used to it and it doesnt bother you. I compare it to first moving to our home in the UK which was on a bus route and the buses waking us up, after a few months they didnt bother us and we got used to the noise. Cal x If you don't go after what you want, you'll never have it. If you don't ask, the answer is always no. If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place... If you get a chance,take it, If it changes your life,let it. Nobody said it would be easy they just said it would be worth it... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 11, 2014 Crows and Kookaburras used to drive us crazy with their noise- sorry, song,lol.. After a while you do get used to it and it doesnt bother you. I compare it to first moving to our home in the UK which was on a bus route and the buses waking us up, after a few months they didnt bother us and we got used to the noise. Cal x Yup, I find this too. I lived rural in the UK for many years and when we moved to a town (albeit small) the noise of traffic and so on used to really disturb me. After a while though you do tend to adjust to the background noise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bobj 10,146 Posted April 11, 2014 ]Crows? Their 'song' certainly isn't nice[/color] but do they bother you that much? Odd spot...Graham Kennedy, a rather prominent tv celebrity in the 1980s/ 1990s was kicked off air for doing crow impressions..."Faaaaarrrrkkkk, faaaarrrrrkkkkk." Mods; apologies if this is too bad; feel free to delete it. Cheers, Bobj. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lambethlad 258 Posted April 12, 2014 Crows must be the smartest birds. The other day I threw out a stale hard slice of bread - a crow grabbed it and walked over and put it in a puddle of water to soften it up. I call them crows but I believe they are actually Ravens here in Melbourne. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindor 3,927 Posted April 12, 2014 They are smart, I watched a documentary about them years ago, they were dropping nuts on the road so passing cars could crack them open! We have a few of them in the trees out the back and I don't really hear them now, when I'm on FaceTime to my daughter, she laughs at them, she thinks they sound like sheep! I drink, therefore I dance..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nic1171 313 Posted April 12, 2014 Hated them at first too but now used to them. In fact when we went back to UK I missed them! And all the other beastly noises I've grown accustomed too 2012 IELTS 26/5 ANMAC 27/10 2013 LOD 14/03 AHPRA 08/05 LOE 30/05 EOI for QLD SS submitted and invited (same day) 30/05 190 Visa lodged 11/06 Medicals 29/06 CO allocated 12/7 PCC 23/7 extra docs 18/8 VISA GRANTED 23/8! Flights booked 10 Sept Brisbane bound! :jiggy: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skani 5,287 Posted April 12, 2014 people use all sorts off stuff to kill off roaches or rats or anything else they don't like how are crows any better? Because this is their country and we are the "vermin" - the intruders. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skani 5,287 Posted April 12, 2014 I call them crows but I believe they are actually Ravens here in Melbourne. Yes, same here in Tassie...everyone calls them "crows" but they are technically Forest Ravens. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest66881 Posted April 12, 2014 Just click on the bird or frog and hear those wonderful tones (the crow on this site is called a raven). http://www.anbg.gov.au/sounds/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ptp113 Posted April 12, 2014 Why can't they f**k off to the bush then? seriously though they are annoying.people use all sorts off stuff to kill off roaches or rats or anything else they don't like how are crows any better? Australia probably isn't for you...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AJ 1,874 Posted April 12, 2014 Crows? Their 'song' certainly isn't nice but do they bother you that much? They do when its constant from 5AM! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jasepom 87 Posted April 12, 2014 Crows don't bother people at all. It's just part of the bird song in Melbourne you should enjoy it. If it keeps u awake wear some earmuffs. If you don't like them in your garden in the day you could try to discourage them with noise. Found something online called crow-away, might be worth a try. http://www.crowaway.com.au/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AJ 1,874 Posted April 12, 2014 Crows don't bother people at all. It's just part of the bird song in Melbourne you should enjoy it. http://www.crowaway.com.au/ Well maybe Melbourne crows are different from Perth crows then cos i can assure you they are bloody annoying! Just because they dont bother you doesnt mean everyone likes to hear them! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ptp113 Posted April 12, 2014 I forgot to mention the Adelaide Crows, truly the worst vermin in Australia! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AJ 1,874 Posted April 12, 2014 I forgot to mention the Adelaide Crows, truly the worst vermin in Australia! Some people aren't very bright! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bobj 10,146 Posted April 12, 2014 Some people aren't very bright! You mean the Adelaide Crows??:wink: Personally, I think it's the coach's fault...:laugh: Cheers, Bobj. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
emmaroo 7,020 Posted April 12, 2014 They can be annoying, they just sound like grumpy old men having a good old moan and there are plenty of them wherever you go! :wink: Lang may yer lum reek! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest51810 11,261 Posted April 12, 2014 They are funny sometimes but there's a few recently that have been sitting on the street lamp outside my window and it's as if they are looking in at me lol freaks me out :laugh: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
annagilda 1,925 Posted April 12, 2014 Honestly they are enough to drive a sane person mad, just no need. How can I get rid of them?, I know I could shoot them but I'm not really down with that I just can't deal with the intrusive noise they make all day. "Feckin feathery eejits! Gobshites, the lot of them!" Fr Jack Hacket, Craggy Island Perochial House, Craggy Island, Eire. First visit to Australia in 2010 as a tourist. Arrived back on a WHV September 2016, Applied 489 August 2017, granted April 2018. Applied 887 (PR) April 2020, granted August 2020. Applied Australian Citizenship August 2021. Became an Australian in January 2022. Couldn't be happier! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
