According to the invention, there is provided a versatile bird guard apparatus comprising at least the following: a horizontal base that is adapted to receive a number of vertical extensions of various length along the full length of the base. In an embodiment of the invention, said extensions are operable to be reversibly secured to the horizontal base. In this embodiment of the invention, said base is operable to be adapted to be reversibly secured to the flash tower. In an embodiment of the invention, the bird guard includes one or more modular units that are readily assembled on site so as to operably assist with ease of installation.