Maggies are great fun to watch - when they're attacking someone else! I have a stretch near home which runs right next to a golf course (lots of trees). During maggie season it's a hell run. Imagine swarms of maggies lining up for a shot.

The cable ties (big 9-inch size) do the trick, even better if you tape a piece of shiny tinsel on the ends, except that you look a bit like a martian.... the painted eyes don't seem to work at all for me.