Hoo’s hoo at Thornhill Manor

The solution saw the village install plastic imitation owls, with moving eyes and heads, to the swimming pool’s fence.

April 19, 2021

Stephan Lehman Less than a minute

Rand Aid’s Thornhill Manor Retirement Village with one of the plastic imitation owls, with moving eyes and heads, attached to the swimming pool’s fence. The imitation owls were installed to prevent Egyptian geese from making the pool their home.

In the hopes of deterring Egyptian geese from making Rand Aid’s Thornhill Manor Retirement Village’s swimming pool their home, residents came up with an innovative solution.

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The solution saw the village attach plastic imitation owls, with moving eyes and heads, to the swimming pool’s fence. It was suggested by resident Jenny Brownson with the hopes of ensuring swimmers and the water aerobics class can enjoy and use the pool safely.

Since the owls were installed they have proven to be a success.

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