In the Breeze9051 Red Holographic Mylar Windsock

I wasn't at all sure about this when I purchased it, but boy am I glad I did! Even if it doesn't hold up long...(its windy in these parts) it was worth it. VERY COOL. I compare it to watching a fire on a cold night. The colors are wonderful and you just can't take your eyes off of it. Looks like sparklers in the wind!

I use it as a woodpecker deterent. I love the colors and it holds up for years in inclemate weather. I think it lasted about 6 years and was out the entire 6 years through all seasons! I live in WV. It also held up through 2 drecchios. Nice little package so it's easy to store more for future use. Light breezed make it dance beautifully! I loved the first one so much that I went back and ordered 4 more for future use.

Like the way it worksDislike the price, but… I needed replacementsKeeps the birds off of the pergola

Time will tell if it will hold up. I was taken back at the fishing line and small swivel and clip that was used and how it's attached to the hoop. If it's 2 pound test line, it would be surprised.I don't see how the thin line is going to last and not get "cut" from the plastic it's looped through when the wind gets strong. And the Clip and swivel is mickey mouse. Something I would use on an Ultra Light fishing rod.So we'll see how well it lasts. Living on a lake that gets a lot of wind, it shouldn't take long to see if it makes the grade.I'm bought this to try and dissuade a pesky seagull from sitting on the boat's canopy, pooping and depositing it's dead fish to munch on.Somehow, I don't think this is going to last a month without falling apart.... thus the 3 stars.I'll come back and post in a couple months..................UPDATE..........AUGUST 17, 2014Well, my windsock remained intact through steady 20mph winds & gusts as high as 31mph and a heavy downpours. So I increased my rating it to 5 stars from my original score of 3. I was so impressed I ordered another one to hang on the opposite side of the pontoon. When I got it, I noticed the box was it was in, was HALF as tall as the original box I got last week. The exterior design, graphics, color, and stated length of windsock were identical. So I take it out and first thing I notice was the fishing line was a little thicker ............and.........it's MISSING THE SWIVEL AND CLIP ON THE END LOOP. There was NO POSSIBLE WAY to attach it to ANYTHING. This REALLY dinked me off since I paid extra for overnight shipping. Had I not burned the shipping box, I would have sent it back as being defective. Luckily we fish, so I attached a small split ring to the end loop then attached a heavy duty swivel with clip onto that.Since hanging these, the Seagulls have not been back. Each windsock is attached to a fiberglass pole( see Amazon's "In the Breeze 10-Foot 3-Section Heavy Duty Pole") that has a 360 degree swivel top and mounted the poles to each side of the boat. No matter which way the wind blows, one of them is waving over the boat top keeping those dirty bird seagulls at bay.2nd UPDATE........ August 26, 2014I ORDERED 2 additional units to have for next year. BOTH ARRIVED WITHOUT THE SWIVEL ON THE END FOR HANGING AND TWISTING. As with my last order, these 2 came in the smaller box. This time they're both going back for a refund. I'm not paying $12.00 each for defective Merchandise. So out of the 4 units I ordered, the only one that came with the swivel for hang and twisting, was my first order that arrived in the taller box.

I got three of these for the picture windows we recently had installed on the back of our house. Due to year-round allergies, we never open our windows, so I wanted a clean look out to the back yard where we have multiple bird and squirrel feeders set up. Never did I think that NOT having screens would start the tragedy of multiple bird strikes most days.I got these hoping that the wiggles and sparkles would prevent them from flying in the direction of our windows, but I've sat there and watched them crash into the window within an inch of where the strands are twinkling in the sunlight. One day, a hawk swooped by and grabbed a young squirrel sitting on the fence. He then flew directly into the window, creating a crash that sounded like it should have broken the glass! He dropped the squirrel on impact and the squirrel landed in one of the chairs on the patio. He took off running within seconds, but the hawk was badly dazed and didn't move for several minutes. Once he got stood up, he still didn't fly away for another 20 minutes.To sum it up, these make for interesting scenes when the breeze blows the strands up then they float back down- kind of like watching a giant jellyfish underwater. When the sunlight hits, they sparkle like crazy. After several months, both of those things are still true and they get 5 stars for looks. But they are absolutely worthless as warnings or deterrents for the birds who continue to fly directly at them, so they get zero stars for efficacy, resulting in 2.5 stars overall.

It is really windy today and I will pull it down inside the other sock once the wind lets up a bit.This is doing exactly what I bought it for--keeping the birds off the dock. It is a nice long length and really blows in the wind. I have it tucked it inside a stronger rainbow colored windsock which was blowing but not effective in keeping the birds away. Then I tried adding those spiral things but the birds still loved hanging out on the dock. Ugh! This iridescent windsock DOES keep the birds away! I tucked it inside the pretty windsock. This one is longer so it hangs out below and looks awesome with the other windsock. I just ordered another one just in case something happens during the windy winter months to this one.Truly, my goal was to keep the cute little birds from having their meetings on my dock because of what they left behind. If that is your goal, give this sock a try but you might want another one to add to it because it is not very substantial by itself. I hope this helps you decide what is best for you and your needs/desires.

I loved the colors of the reflective mylar ... but my application was to chase birds away from my boat. We did not have strong winds ... maybe 25 mph max ... but many of the long streamers tore off. I took it off when cruising, but the streamers came off in the night.It has kept the birds off.

I don’t usually post reviews but I am so surprised by this product. I was really irritated when it arrived as it looked like something you might pay a couple of pounds for at a fair. It also doesn’t come with a pole (which is my only remaining gripe) but we used a spare from an old beach shelter which has been fine. We have seagulls that nest on our roof and those around every year. We always lose a few fish and have tried different methods over the years but this year we were losing several fish a day despite netting (the seagulls just sat on the rocks and tore it away). Since we hung the Mylar they’ve not come near - we’ve got one piece covering two ponds and have not lost a single fish in 2 months. I don’t understand why it works but it does! It’s also nowhere near as unattractive/out of place as the other options and has coped with some fairly major storms without any damage. Brilliant

Fabulous, looks great

This flies from my boat roof. The neighbours get all the bird bombs now, my boat has been left alone for months after being used as a dinner plate/avian lavatory until I got this.

We had been searching for the Mylar holographic streamers for over the last couple of years. I used to be able to buy them a local store in Nelson B.C. but they no longer carried it. We have had a wood pecker destroying our siding, and they scare easily with bright moving objects. This rainbow red wind streamer did the trick. It serves dual purposes, not only does it scare away the wood pecker but it is beautiful in how it sways and weaves with the wind. Now that we have another source to purchase from Amazon, we will be purchasing more in the future.

Even though two goshawks live on the roof of my apartment, pigeons still are plentiful. I didn't want to put a bird net on my balcony and opted for a mylar windsock. Guess what, it WORKS!!!