Bird B Gone Solar Bird Repeller, Solar-Powered Spinners | Prevents Birds from Landing, Humane Repellent - Portable Design with Telescoping Arms, For Boats, Patios & AC Units.

I purchased two of them (one originally and then another a few weeks later since the first one worked so well). It has been approximately ~1.5 years since I've had them and they are still working fine. I used them on my attached spa to pool sitting travertine decks since this is where the birds/pigeons were landing/resting on (a lot of bird excrement). The two spinning bird deterrents has been keeping the birds off this backyard area. At least for my use, I was so happy they actually worked. The solar panels keep the spinners active from dawn to dusk (in sunny Arizona) when the birds are active. The only drawback is that two out of four original reflective strips/tapes at the ends of the spinners have deteriorated. I have a separate extra reflective strip roll on hand (remember I have a pigeon/bird problem) so it was not a big deal to replace the strips. In addition, I really think it would still work for me without the reflective strips because I believe the actual spinning telescoping arms are keeping the birds from landing. Overall happy with the product because it works for my application. I don't know how long they will last in the Arizona heat and dust year after year so I'm likely going to purchase more to replace the ones I have when they eventually don't work. Remember that these are mechanical systems with a motor that will eventually break down. The price is kind of expensive but I haven't found an alternative solution with this much success.

This is a poorly made product that does not work well. I purchased Energizer rechargable batteries and had them fully charged beore I set up this item. When setup and turned on, the 'Arms' barely move. After one night, the arms do not move at all since the solar charger cannot work. The body and mounting tabs are all made of plastic.

This thing is the ONLY deterrent that works to keep birds off my negative edge pool spillover, and I’ve tried everything. It runs all day and through the night, but it does get a lot of sun in Arizona. It seems to even deter the bees that would congregate on the edge, too. The negative reviews here are ridiculous. I don’t review much, it this one is 100% effective and worth the $$$.

Writing this after one month of daily use. Has worked very well for the small beach entry on my pool. The arms fully extended cover the entire entry, but I would say if they didn’t, certain birds after a while were getting more bold and probably would’ve walked by it if they had room. So for me it works very well. After 1 month exactly the cheap no label rechargeable batteries didn’t work. Put good Energizer rechargeable batteries in it and good to go. Was very doubtful it would be charged enough to run through the night but it did and for one month at that. I think they are overpriced though and if you have a bigger space you’ll probably need more than one. No bird poop on my beach entry and no bird poop in the pool! I’m happy. I’m in AZ also, so I’m getting lots of sun.

We have a guard dog at our work that stays outside, I couldn't understand how much I thought he was eating. I ended up getting him an automatic dog bowl / feeder as he eats the bowl continues to fill, every time I would come back from the weekend all the food would be gone, then I got him a bigger dog bowl that holds 10 pounds of food and still every time I would come back it would be all gone. I couldn't figure it out, I really thought he was eating that much since I don't know anything about dogs, never had one. Then I just started saying to myself that it can't be he's eating that much, he only eats twice a day when I'm there. I started noticing every time I pull in I see birds at his dog bowl and I see them eating his food. It sounds kind of crazy to me that these birds are eating 10 pounds of food every few days but, I figured it has to be the problem. I went online to find a bird repeller and at first I saw the ultrasonic ones thought that would work best but, they all have really poor reviews and so I was hesitant in purchasing that. Then I found this unit and thought I'd give it a try. It arrived the very next day after placing the order, first thing I did was when I was setting this up, I put in my own Energizer rechargeable AA which has more power than the rechargeables that it came with, I wasn't sure if there would be compatible issues or not but, I went ahead and did it. So I set this up on top of my dogs feeder / bowl, high enough to where he can easily go under there and eat without it bothering him or touching him. Since I have set this up 6 days ago, it has been running just fine and best of all it is working in detering birds. His dog bowl is still 3/4 full from 6 days ago, so it definately was the birds. The unit is still running just fine, I don't know if the solar is working or if it's the rechargeable battery but, I wouldn't mind just having to change the rechargeable battery now and then because this thing is working awesome, there aren't any more birds, when I pull in there aren't any birds. I remember the first day I set it up I saw birds were trying to come and eat something but they were staying away from the unit, I guess they weren't used to this thing and they wouldn't come near the food they were just sitting there in the parking lot but, now they are not coming at all. For my purpose this unit is definatley doing the job and repelling birds.

I have a pool with a raised spa that creates 2 waterfalls which is beautiful. I love the waterfalls and the sound the falling water. The neighborhood birds love it too as their personal bird bath. As a thank you for the bath, they leave me gifts on the desk. These are very unwanted gifts of poop that I had to scrub every day. After looking for bird and human friendly options, I ran across the Bird B Gone Bird Repeller. The first night I noticed a decrease in birds, but still had "gifts" the next morning. So since I have 2 waterfalls I bought another one and placed it by the other spillway. I have had little to no birds visit. Of course at first they were curious, even a few intrepid bathers brave the arms (which swing so gently it wouldn't hurt the bird only startle them). I don't mind the one or two poops a month vs 12 or more per day. My pool man thought I was crazy. Now he sees the difference and has recommended them to his clients that have similar bird problems. *** One of my repellers fell all the way into the pool and I found it at the bottom of the deep end. The description says it works in weather but do not completely submerge in water (or something like that). Well I can say I fished it out, let the water drain and it STARTED WORKING RIGHT AWAY. Now I don't know how long this will last, only that it kept on spinning. I have a replacement saved in my cart just in case, but I am beyond impressed.

Made from cheap plastic and antenna will rust after a few weeks. It stops rotating and needs a push to restart (after a full charge in the sun). Concept is good but execution is mediocre. I would not buy again.

** BUYER BEWARE ** The product has potential but it ended up failing 3 months after purchase. I purchased the extended warranty and when I contacted Asurion, I was told it was still under the factory warranty and had to go thru Bird-B-Gone. I made contact with them and Billy said they would swap out the item however it was out of stock. As soon as it came back in stock, they would send me a new one… That was 4 MONTHS AGO! While their response is faulty quick to emails, their results are horrible and border lines fraudulent. After 3 months waiting, I offered a resolution. I asked if they would simply send me one of their “spider” bird repellers. It does the same thing but doesn’t spin. The response was “my manager would most likely give me push back as it’s not the same item”. No response and a month later I reached out only to get the cookie cutter response “I’m sorry you’re disappointed with my service” and had the ridiculous solution of going thru the extended warranty company that has already rejected the claim. Bummer that I lost out on a $50+ purchase

Cuando lo probé en el balcón (9 metros cuadrados), observé que las palomas dejaron de acercarse y de entrar al balcón, incluyendo mi gato, que ni a comer se acercó al balcón. Sin embargo, las palomas siguieron invadiendo el techo. Cuando lo instalé permanentemente en el techo, el gato volvió al balcón. Las palomas dejaron de posarse específicamente en el área del techo donde intalé el aparato, pero continuaron invadiendo el resto del techo. Observo que las palomas, por obvias razones, no se posan en el perímetro de las antenas giratorias pero, aunque sí se posan fuera del radio giratorio, no permanecen mucho tiempo ahí. Mi experiencia me dice que este aparato sí sirve en espacios pequeños y semi cerrados, pero no en espacios amplios y abiertos. También observo que, entre más extraigo las antenas, para abarcar más perímetro en el techo, con menos velocidad y fuerza giran, al grado de que el viento, las puede frenar. Ocurre lo contrario entre más retraigo las antenas, con la consecuencia de que el radio giratorio se reduce a un radio de quizá 50 cm. Luego de un mes de uso, las palomas ya no se posan en el techo. De hecho, las observo venir y luego cambiar de parecer y retirarse.

No birds or poop since I got this item. I only have smaller birds on my balcony and Ilike that it will not hurt them if they get hit by it (it stops really quick with a very low torque motor). I also bought higher capacity AA rechargeable batteries as the ones shipped are all but useless and won't last half a day in poor sunlight! The trick here for people that do not have much sun is to buy 2500mAh AA rechargeable batteries and a charger. Put recharged batteries in each day and your unit will run all day and night no problem! I added a few white ribbons on the end of the arms which I found scared the birds way even more. Very happy, bought another for my rear balcony. Great device!

Great work really well and no bird mess all over the boat cover!

No sirve

It would seem this device was designed for indoor use??? Worked perfectly until it got wet and leaked into batter compartment (despite my own weather proofing, because the device has NO inbuilt weatherproofing. DO NOT RECOMMEND.