The term comes from the Old English blench, meaning “to cheat, elude, turn aside.” Bogle can be used as a scarecrow synonym, ...

One of the smartest ways to reuse old clothes is to put them to work in the garden. They're perfect for building scarecrows, but there are also a lot of other handy uses for clothes in the garden.

Christie’s Scaretech scarecrows are an update on the centuries-old scarecrow model. It’s a solar-powered bird-deterrent robot setup designed to look like a person in a high-visibility jacket.