Finnish invention scares geese away in Canada
The Finnish innovation, a falcon bird repeller scares away disruptive bird flocks all the way in America. The genuine looking plastic falcon which swings in the air in between a long pole and a cable wire drives unwanted birds off very effectively. The plastic falcon has been designed by Antero Mäkilaakso from Espoo.
Kari Wilander, the Finnish promoter of the invention in Canada claims that size matters also in the bird repeller business.
- I started to manufacture Mäkilaakso’s invention for Canada and other parts of North America. The wings of the first falcon were only 13 inches long. Wine farmers of the Californian Napa-valley informed us immediately that bird repellers size was far too small. So we started producing a bigger model, the Black Eagle with 26 inch wings. Not only does it scare away pigeons and seagulls, but also the Canada Geese, promises Wilander in the Toronto-based Finnish Canadian magazine Vapaa Sana.
The Black Eagle is used for instance in golf courses, gardens, orchards and restaurants. The bird repellers' wings are manufactured in Finland at Kirkkonummi work centre by adults with learning disabilities. Metal parts are manufactured in Canada.
Over 50 000 plastic eagles are already circling in the sky in different parts of the world, and there is no fear of extinction. The bird repeller is also very reasonably priced since even the largest model costs less than a hundred dollars.
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