Gator Guard is a scareduck

For seventy bucks, you can put a Gator Guard in your pond that is designed to keep aquatic birds away, even in states where alligators are not common, as birds are instinctually fearful of plastic heads. [via Toolmonger]

1. [pork musket]

   I’m trying to imagine a scenario where I would want a pond with no birds in it.

2. [Anonymous]

   The University of Washington Drumheller Fountain features not one but two of these floating gator heads, but the gators are easily out-numbered by the various ducks that make the fountain their home. I have yet to see a bird roost on one of the gator heads, but it’s only a matter of time.

3. [The Lizardman]

   Buy in bulk for more fun – hoax photos and scaring people

4. [Mycroft]

   Man, I thought those plastic owls were bad.

5. [strider_mt2k]

   The thing has the eyes of a Sleestak, and that’s good enough for me!

6. [SuperMarina]

   Scares off waterbirds and small animals? Bah! I want something that will keep my brother-in-law out of the pool!

7. [nightingale]

   it is a little horrible for the first sight!

8. [strider_mt2k]

   Oh man, I just consulted my Sleestak bobblehead (the ultimate reference material on Sleestaks)
   and they have BLACK eyes! (Like a doll’s eyes)

   I was thinking of Enik, who has jeweled eyes.

   Sorry everyone.

   Sorry!

9. [hectorinwa]

   I wanna know how they knew the geese in the video were Canadian… Did they check their passports?

10. [dannysland]

    Oh yeah, that’ll work. I have seen ducks sitting on much more realistic fake alligator heads on the Jungle Cruise ride at Disneyland — the boat captains make jokes about it.

11. [Anonymous]

    DannysLand: I’m a Jungle Cruise Skipper (at WDW) and I came here just to say, essentially, the same thing.

    Ducks aren’t scared. Save your money, folks.