I know, I know, those plastic owls that they mold are incredibly realistic. So realistic that pigeons usually roost on top of them and poop on their heads. Real owls tend to, you know, move and hoot and swivel their heads and eat Tootsie Pops in three bites.They also eat pigeons in three bites.So when the plastic owl isn't observed eating any pigeons, it tends to diminish the owl fear factor.I've heard of fancier models of fake owls or hawks, complete with mechanical movement and sound effects, but once again, nature isn't easily fooled, and you just can't replicate the real deal.6.20.2005 - One of the great jokes of the nuisance wildlife control industry is the use of fake plastic owls for pigeon control. The theory is simple enough.