I don't know where they came from or how long they've been there but I saw the owls for the first time this week. There they were perched on top of the grocery store roof and I've never noticed them before.
Look On The Roof! An Owl
Three Owl Statues
This Grocery Store Has Been There Over 20 Years
And in over 20 years I never noticed there are owl statues on the roof. I don't know if they are new or if I just never really noticed them before. My husband had to run in the store and I didn't want to go in so I sat in the car. While sitting there I had nothing to do but stare at the scenery. I was watching some birds flying and playing around the "Ingles" letters and that's when I looked up at the roof and saw the owls.
What is their purpose?
I thought maybe the owls were there to deter birds from landing on the roof. If that's the case then they don't work because there were lots of little birds fluttering around the building. Other than that I really don't know what their purpose is.
The Big Mystery Is How Long They've Been There
A long time ago when I was a kid this grocery store use to be a department store called Roses. I wonder if those owls have been there since those days and I was oblivious to their presence or if they were put there by the grocery store? Whatever their purpose or time of origin I think they are pretty cool. It's a nice detail most people probably don't notice unless they stop and chill and enjoy their surroundings. That's not something most people do in a busy part of town in a busy grocery store parking lot.
Have you ever noticed owl statues on buildings?
LOL! Their purpose is to deter pigeons, which you stated it wasn't doing. 😂
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This has happened to me before, things I for some reason don't notice appearing all of a sudden and someone telling me they have been there all along. Strange.
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How funny! They're almost a little bit spooky sat up there on the roof. It would be really interesting to find out how long they've been there... perhaps you could go into the grocery store and ask.
How weird would it be if the people in the grocery store said they didn't put them there haha!
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Walmart has bird infestation problems in many of their stores and they don't know how to handle it but mostly just ignore the problem because they don't want to spend any money to solve it. At least Ingles is trying. There was a national news story of hundreds of birds getting into the meat at one Walmart. In our Walmart they just have a few that get inside and poke holes in the bird seed bags in the pet and lawn and gardening sections. The ceilings are so high in these stores it gives them room to fly, roost, hide and nest out of reach once inside and they make an unsanitary mess anywhere and everywhere. Having a garden you may find out how problematic birds can become. Moving "scarecrows" or rather scareowls in this case work somewhat better. Objects that reflect light and move in the wind and perch spikes are other useful deterrents. Predatory bird sounds or random sudden brief loud noises are also useful for a time but birds are intelligent and learn when hungry or determined enough to get what they want. When they eat your raspberries and blueberries before your able to harvest them or flood your car or other property with damaging and unsightly bird crap you too might get one of these scareowls or other deterrents before long.
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