Bird scarer, Easter Softlaw
Introduction
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Bird scarer, Easter Softlaw
Image: © Jim Barton Taken: 17 Jan 2022
A gas gun which periodically fires to scare away birds feeding on sown crops - it works well with passing photographers too. Note the rooks feeding R of centre. Comparing it with products on the internet, this appears to be a Portek Scatterbird Mk 4.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.589544
Longitude
-2.396617