Why Do People Put Owls in Their Yard

They tried owls because so many birds and small mammals, like rabbits, are frightened of the winged predator. Farmers, backyard gardeners, building managers and homeowners hang plastic owls in hopes hungry animals will recognize the owl shape and stay away.

Is it good to have an owl in your yard?

Owls can be troublesome for some, but if outdoor pets or chickens aren’t part of your backyard life, attracting owls to the yard can help reduce a pest population often hard to manage without resorting to drastic means. Over a single season, an owl will devour hundreds of garden-munching rodents and other pests.

Why do people put owls in front of their house?

The idea of the fake owl is to scare away smaller birds, even mice, but as it usually is put in place and left, birds and rodents quickly realize it is a decoy, as it doesn’t move towards them, and soon they ignore it.