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  "sku": "ss-10",
  "title": "Blackbird Spikes, per 50 cm strip",
  "slug": "blackbird-spikes",
  "price": 13.2,
  "currency": "AUD",
  "availability": "in_stock",
  "category": "special-species-category",
  "category_label": "Special Species",
  "tags": [
    "spikes",
    "myna",
    "stainless-steel"
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  "colors": [
    "Silver pins, clear base"
  ],
  "materials": [
    "304 stainless steel pins on a polycarbonate base"
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  "dimensions": "500 mm strips, joined end to end for any run length",
  "weight": null,
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  "description_short": "Stainless strips for the ledges, beams and fence tops blackbirds use. The common blackbird is introduced here, so the job is practical rather than legal.",
  "description": "Check the bird first\n\nThe common blackbird is an introduced bird, found mainly in south-eastern Australia and Tasmania. Males are black with an orange bill; females are brown. It is not a protected native, but native birds use the same ledges and they are protected under state and territory law, nests included. If you are not sure what you have, leave any active nest alone until it is finished with.\n\nSpikes for ledges, netting for spaces\n\nA spike strip takes away the flat surface a blackbird lands on. That works on sills, beams, gutter lips, fence tops and sign tops, where the pins fill the width. It does not work on a gap or a roof space. For those, close the gap once it is empty or put up netting.\n\nGet the coverage right\n\nMeasure the full run, divide by 50 cm and round up. Anything wider than about 150 mm takes two rows. Cover the corners and the very ends, because that is where the birds go next.\n\nFix the reason they are there\n\nIf there is food about (spilt seed, pet food, fruit trees) the birds will stay in the area. Clean that up and the spikes do the rest.\n\nA garden bird first\n\nBlackbirds spend most of their time in the garden: turning mulch, eating soft fruit and singing from the fence. Spikes keep them off the fence tops, pergola beams and sills. For fruit and new garden beds, netting is the tool that works.",
  "llm_summary": "Blackbird spikes page at birdspikes.net.au (Bird Spikes Company, Australia). The common blackbird is an introduced bird, found mainly in south-eastern Australia and Tasmania. Males are black with an orange bill; females are brown. The product is the store's standard 304 stainless steel spike strip on a clear polycarbonate base, 500 mm long, 115 mm pins, 70 mm protected width, AUD 13.20 per 50 cm strip, no minimum order. Advice: spikes for narrow surfaces, two rows over about 150 mm, close gaps or net spaces where the birds nest, leave any active nest of a native bird alone. No effectiveness percentage, service life or warranty is claimed. Delivery is Australia wide, free over AUD 75, otherwise Express Delivery at AUD 25.",
  "returnable": true,
  "return_policy": "Australian law gives no statutory cooling-off period for an online purchase, so the 15 days from delivery to change your mind on an unused item is this shop's own policy rather than a statutory right. A change of mind return carries a non-refundable AUD 29 handling fee and the customer pays return postage. Rights for faulty, damaged or misdescribed goods under the Australian Consumer Law apply to everything sold and are never affected.",
  "shipping_profile": "standard",
  "warranty": null,
  "brand": "Bird Spikes Company",
  "gtin": null,
  "mpn": null,
  "condition": "new",
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  "json_url": "https://birdspikes.net.au/api/products/blackbird-spikes.json",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-15",
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  "description_text": "Check the bird first The common blackbird is an introduced bird, found mainly in south-eastern Australia and Tasmania. Males are black with an orange bill; females are brown. It is not a protected native, but native birds use the same ledges and they are protected under state and territory law, nests included. If you are not sure what you have, leave any active nest alone until it is finished with. Spikes for ledges, netting for spaces A spike strip takes away the flat surface a blackbird lands on. That works on sills, beams, gutter lips, fence tops and sign tops, where the pins fill the width. It does not work on a gap or a roof space. For those, close the gap once it is empty or put up netting. Get the coverage right Measure the full run, divide by 50 cm and round up. Anything wider than about 150 mm takes two rows. Cover the corners and the very ends, because that is where the birds go next. Fix the reason they are there If there is food about (spilt seed, pet food, fruit trees) the birds will stay in the area. Clean that up and the spikes do the rest. A garden bird first Blackbirds spend most of their time in the garden: turning mulch, eating soft fruit and singing from the fence. Spikes keep them off the fence tops, pergola beams and sills. For fruit and new garden beds, netting is the tool that works.",
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