Charleston lawyer and friend create device designed to repel nuisances
If you are a bird, please stop reading this right now. OK. Assuming all birds now have turned the page, it can be told: The WhirlyBird is NOT a peregrine falcon. But birds that don’t know better apparently mistake a WhirlyBird’s wobbly twirling, reflected light patterns and oscillating, clacking sound patterns for the predatory falcon, according to the device’s co-inventor, Charleston attorney Rob Turkewitz. read more
Giving Back to the Community
WhirlyBird Solutions is the lead sponsor for the 44′ ketch, First Light in its effort to raise money for Coastal Crisis Chaplaincy (CCC) in Charleston Race Week. read more
Innovation takes flight for inventive Charleston duo seeking cleaner docks - City Paper
Frustrated dock owners Bud Doty and Rob Turkewitz have become inventors and entrepreneurs with their WhirlyBird Repeller, a device designed to shoo birds away and keep them away. read more
Whirlybird Solutions Movie Night at the Terrace
Thank you to everyone who attended our movie night at The Terrace Theater on March 26, 2009, and a special thanks goes to everyone who made a donation to Save the Light (www.savethelight.org). read more
The Terrace Theater is Going to the Birds
To market its bird repellent device, Charleston-based WhirlyBird Solutions will sponsor an admission-free movie night on March 26, with showings of Alfred Hitchcock’s classic “The Birds” at 6:15 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. and drawings for free devices. read more
‘The Birds’ have met their match
If you really want to know if a product works, talk to the man who uses it. That’s why I went straight to Johnny Ackerman, the man who was varnishing Fred Wichmann’s 42-foot boat on the Stono River. read more
South Carolina Business Review ETV Interview
Listen to Mike Switzer of ETV interview Rob Turkewitz and Bud Doty about the amazing WhirlyBird Repeller. Click here to hear the interview.
Whirly Bird Anti-fowlant - Practical Sailor
Every boat owner sooner or later becomes familiar with the degrading effects of the maritime environment. Whether they’re barnacles along the waterline, metal fittings rusting on deck, or galvanic corrosion beneath the water, ultimately we all learn to contend with such realities. But one damaging element in the maritime environment often overlooked is the destructive power of bird feces. read more
Whirlybird Repeller Now Available!
Charleston, SC, November 26, 2007 — WhirlyBird Solutions, LLC is excited to present a new product that safely and effectively repels nuisance birds such as gulls, pigeons, crows, sparrows, starlings, and more. The WhirlyBird Repeller catches the slightest breeze and spins, wobbles, and makes a whirring, clacking sound to scare birds away. read more
