Realistic Owl Garden Yard Statue

Velleora Home Decor's Realistic Owl Garden Yard Statue earns its place twice over. Perched on a post, a wall or a shed roof it is a handsome piece of garden sculpture - and its outline is also the one that pigeons, starlings and smaller birds instinctively give a wide berth, which makes it a quiet deterrent over a vegetable bed or a newly seeded lawn.

The moulding carries real feather detail across the breast and wings, and the hand-applied paint picks out the barring rather than covering it, so the bird holds up under close inspection as well as at distance. Reflective eyes catch daylight and headlights alike. The body is cast in weatherproof resin with a UV-stable finish, and the hollow base can be weighted with sand or gravel to hold it firm in wind.

Move it every few days if you are using it as a deterrent - birds work out a stationary shape quickly. As decoration it needs no such attention: set it among ferns, on a gatepost, or under a tree, and wipe it clean with a damp cloth when it needs it.

• Weatherproof cast resin body
• Hand-painted feather detail
• Reflective eyes
• Hollow base fills with sand or gravel
• UV-stable, fade-resistant finish
• Decorative and bird deterrent use