This owl is nicely made, hand-painted with big clear realistic eyes, so I had high hopes for it. My goal was to scare away the sparrows that nest in the Spanish tiles on my roof and constantly poop on my balcony and the railing surrounding it.My dog went nuts when I put the owl on the table, barking like crazy until I let her go out and examine it, so I figured that it must look pretty realistic to a non-human eye and that the pesky birds and their poop would soon be gone.My hopes were dashed, however, when I looked out the door to the balcony yesterday afternoon and saw one of the little sparrows standing on the rail right next to the owl, pecking at its ear.Oh, well -- it'll look good in the garden, I guess.