Toy earth worms

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   Well it was a good idea  and worth a try 👍🏻
All birds have exceptionally good eye sight and would be hard to fool with fake food, but on the other hand that’s what makes them easy to attract when you put out real food 👍🏻
Bit of useless info here, but did u know they used to use pigeons excellent eye sight to find people lost at sea?
They would train the pigeon by feeding it crushed corn, and the pigeon would get used to eating small pieces of yellow and orange food.
Then when someone was lost at sea they would take the pigeon up high in a helicopter with a glass panel in the floor and the pigeon in a cage.
Flying very high they can cover huge areas of open sea, but from that height a human eye won’t be able see a life raft or a life jacket.
Life jackets and life rafts are usually yellow or orange. When the pigeon started tapping on the glass it had seen some “food” and they’d go down and investigate.

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RangerPete Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 18 Apr 2023 Location: Cambridge. Status: Online Posts: 538	Post Options Post Reply Quote RangerPete Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Toy earth worms Posted: 18 May 2023 at 7:27am
	Well it was a good idea and worth a try 👍🏻 All birds have exceptionally good eye sight and would be hard to fool with fake food, but on the other hand that’s what makes them easy to attract when you put out real food 👍🏻 Bit of useless info here, but did u know they used to use pigeons excellent eye sight to find people lost at sea? They would train the pigeon by feeding it crushed corn, and the pigeon would get used to eating small pieces of yellow and orange food. Then when someone was lost at sea they would take the pigeon up high in a helicopter with a glass panel in the floor and the pigeon in a cage. Flying very high they can cover huge areas of open sea, but from that height a human eye won’t be able see a life raft or a life jacket. Life jackets and life rafts are usually yellow or orange. When the pigeon started tapping on the glass it had seen some “food” and they’d go down and investigate.
	Walk quietly, but carry a big stick.

kruzaroad Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 02 Jul 2022 Location: Hastings 4 now Status: Offline Posts: 1703	Post Options Post Reply Quote kruzaroad Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 May 2023 at 10:16pm
	Tryed a few kids toys ones. Weren't that realistic in colour. Not bab in form. Tryed most realistic even adding on eye dots and suspending some of flying ones of thin nylon line so there was movement to catch the birds eye. Total flop. Don't know if softer more realistic ones would work but they arn't easy to find. Real worms in jar weren't successful either. Pears on the pear tree were a constant draw and proved a good few weeks of success.

RangerPete Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 18 Apr 2023 Location: Cambridge. Status: Online Posts: 538	Post Options Post Reply Quote RangerPete Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 May 2023 at 10:08pm
	Hi Kruza, Did u ever find and try some plastic creepy crawlys? Did u manage to get the attention of some mynas and starlings, and more importantly, did u manage to fool any of them long enough to get in a shot? 😉
	Walk quietly, but carry a big stick.

kruzaroad Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 02 Jul 2022 Location: Hastings 4 now Status: Offline Posts: 1703	Post Options Post Reply Quote kruzaroad Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jan 2023 at 11:33am
	Yee gods what do you get upto with your silicone! A shed full of nipple replicas sounds like a recipe for mr plod to give you a visit

Pauly5 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 10 Mar 2013 Location: Titahi Bay Status: Offline Posts: 1182	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pauly5 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jan 2023 at 11:23am
	When I use silicone, I pull the dried plug out and stick them in random spots around the garage. Quite a fascinating material, like jelly nipples.

kruzaroad Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 02 Jul 2022 Location: Hastings 4 now Status: Offline Posts: 1703	Post Options Post Reply Quote kruzaroad Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jan 2023 at 11:14am
	Birds have sharp eyesight, so I think the realism is needed. It could be a good idea after I've found some, if I made a cast and then used silicone to make more from the mold. So far looks like billbobs sujestions of kmart will get me a tube of critters for a few bucks but they are wierd colours and things like reds tend to indicate poisons in insects and could put birds off. They would make good molds. Even though I've moved closer to town, I'm still 20km out so might head in Monday and have a look around.

Pauly5 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 10 Mar 2013 Location: Titahi Bay Status: Offline Posts: 1182	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pauly5 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jan 2023 at 11:02am
	What about making your own out of silicone? run out some small beads on paper, worm like, and let them dry. Just a random thought of mine.

kruzaroad Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 02 Jul 2022 Location: Hastings 4 now Status: Offline Posts: 1703	Post Options Post Reply Quote kruzaroad Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jan 2023 at 10:52am
	Shoot the adults first. Babys will learn too late. Dog roll is fantastic. Mynars take a lot of risk before they give up on dog roll. I want to keep away from anything that goes off. Like the idea of being able to shoot till they get wary, throw them in my pocket head to differnt area reset up. Chuck them in the car when finished and they can sit there till I want to use them again. Also that thing of after rain, starlings and mynars go hard on worms and insects, so presenting them with a banquet of thier natural diet at those times I feel would be more effective. (mind you so would a 410)

Pauly5 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 10 Mar 2013 Location: Titahi Bay Status: Offline Posts: 1182	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pauly5 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jan 2023 at 10:40am
	yea, i'd eat them too. Starlings around my place eat the cat biscuits. I can sit inside, and they will land at the bowls 5 m away. I have shot 4 or 5 lately, but mum and dad starling still brings the babies to learn.

kruzaroad Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 02 Jul 2022 Location: Hastings 4 now Status: Offline Posts: 1703	Post Options Post Reply Quote kruzaroad Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jan 2023 at 10:34am
	😊 I'd eat them. It's a case of I've seen them around but can't find them when I want them. I'll try a few 2dollar shops at some stage, they may have them. Was hoping that maybe a couple of forum members with kids may have noticed them in a toy shop over Xmas when buying pressys.