How To Get Rid Of Pigeons On The Balcony, Roof Of A House, Attic, Windowsill And Other Places

2024 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-17 22:26

How to get rid of pigeons on the balcony and attic

The dove landed smoothly, brushed off all the feathers, and spun on the spot - collecting the seeds. And cooing and whirling, he dances the Viennese waltz. (Vtorova T.). It's like that. Pigeons are beautiful and intelligent birds who managed not only to settle next to a person, but also to fall in love with him. The dove is a symbol of peace, devotion and meekness. "My dove," the young man whispers to his beloved, and she, with a happy sigh, lowers her head on his chest.

Content

• 1 Why pigeons are unwanted guests in human habitation

• 2 How to get rid of pigeons on the balcony, attic, roof, windowsill of a private house or high-rise building

  • 2.1 We make the balcony, attic, cornice, etc. inconvenient for living and pastime of birds

    • 2.1.1 Photogallery "Glare bird scarers"
    • 2.1.2 Video describing the ultrasonic device for scaring away birds
  • 2.2 Controversial methods of dealing with a pigeon invasion
  • 2.3 Making living on our territory unsafe
  • 2.4 Closing access to any edible

Why pigeons are unwanted guests in human habitation

How to get rid of pigeons on the balcony? Effective control methods

But this medal, like any other, has two sides. And the dark side of this neighborhood is that these urban birds are carriers of more than 90 diseases, 10 of which are dangerous to humans. The most common of them: psittacosis, salmonellosis, toxoplasmosis, Newcastle disease. In addition to infectious diseases, fleas, ticks and other parasites can be "picked up" from pigeons. This is the first thing.

Secondly, they try to settle in areas adjacent to housing: balconies, window sills, attics and terraces, after which they become unusable, as they become covered with droppings, feathers, fluff and scratches from claws. As they say, in one old joke: "Do not confuse tourism with emigration." It's one thing to feed sociable birds on your windowsill, and quite another thing to wipe it off afterwards from the traces of their stay.

Why do pigeons prefer architectural excesses over trees and leaves covered with dew? Because living there is more comfortable, safer and more satisfying. This means that in order to get rid of the unwanted neighborhood, you need to turn these pluses into minuses.

How to get rid of pigeons on the balcony, attic, roof, windowsill of a private house or high-rise building

Pigeons are carriers of diseases dangerous to humans, so you need to limit the neighborhood with them

There are many ways to get rid of unwanted pigeon invasion. We have divided them into three types based on the reasons we have identified for this intrusion: the elimination of convenience, security, and access to feed.

We make the balcony, attic, cornice, etc. inconvenient for living and pastime of birds

Pigeons, like any birds, are shy. They do not like harsh sounds and smells, bright light and proximity to other animals, especially predators. How to make your dwelling and adjacent premises inconvenient for birds to use?

The balcony can be protected with reflective tape, foil (cut into strips 5–7 cm wide and fixed to the balcony railing) or old CDs. All this glares well in the sun, and bright light spots scare birds away. If you suddenly have cassette tapes, hang them up in any form. They will rustle and reflect light. There is also an option with tin cans, which will shine and make noise when suspended, but there is a danger that family members will run away from the house along with the pigeons

Photogallery "Glare bird scarers"

Cut the foil into strips of 5-7 cm and attach on the balcony

Old CDs can be used to make a new pigeon repeller

Cassette tape can be used to protect the balcony from pigeons

• An effective sonic method for dealing with pigeons indoors is the placement of an ultrasonic bird repeller. This device can be purchased at the hardware store in the pest control section. A clear advantage over the previous method is complete invisibility for people, since ultrasound is not captured by the human ear.

  

  Human-safe ultrasonic bird repeller

  Video describing the ultrasonic device for scaring away birds

• You can also buy special studded tape from the hardware store. If attached to a cornice or balcony railing, it will prevent pigeons from sitting on these surfaces and will soon discourage uninvited guests. This tape is often used to protect roofs, canopies, lanterns and other hard-to-reach places.

  

  Studded tape prevents birds from landing on the windowsill

• There is also an easier way to deteriorate the "landing strip" - ordinary wire or fishing line. It is stretched over the railing or window sill at a distance of about 5 cm. Above a wide window sill or cornice, a fishing line or wire is stretched in several rows. Such a simple trick will make it impossible for pigeons to land on your window or balcony.

  

  Pull the line at a height of 5 cm above the balcony railing, and the pigeons will not be able to sit on them

• Balconies, openings in the attic and ventilation outlets are covered with a strong mesh made of polymer materials, which creates an insurmountable barrier to the entry of birds.

  

  Strong mesh will protect the balcony from the invasion of pigeons

• Finally, the pungent odor also repels pigeons. This could be the smell of spices, bleach, or air freshener. The only drawback of such a repeller is the need to replace the source of the odor as it wears off.

  

  The pungent smell of spices will scare away annoying pigeons

Controversial methods of dealing with a pigeon invasion

You can scare away pigeons with a laser pointer

• Sound effects are great helpers in the fight against annoying birds. For example, some great shows use of firecrackers Party snaps, which explode with a loud bang, as soon as they sit down to pigeons. It is usually advised to mount them on the balcony within a week, after which it can be declared a "bird-free territory". However, common sense dictates that these measures are suitable only for non-residential premises, since no nerves can withstand such a cannonade, and even for seven days.
• Airports use laser beams to keep birds away. You can use a laser pointer, but you must do it regularly and consistently, otherwise there will be no effect. In addition, intruders must be constantly tracked down, which makes this method tedious and unnecessarily troublesome.
• If pigeons have occupied your yard and you are ready to go to extreme lengths to drive them out, hose the flock with water. The birds will absolutely not like this, and if the water procedure is repeated every time they appear, they will quickly learn that they should not expect a comfortable stay in this territory and will not fly again. For the "balcony" version, the hose will not work, but you can use a children's pistol with a strong directed stream. The disadvantage of this method is that you need to constantly be in ambush and, if possible, accurately hit the birds with water. It's more of a game, and not the most humane one.

Making living on our territory unsafe

If pigeons have built a nest on a balcony or attic, they will return to it again and again.

Why do pigeons live on our balconies and attics? Because there, as a rule, there are a lot of objects that form cozy cracks and nooks, in which it is so wonderful to make a nest and bring out chicks. Lockers, boxes, drawers - all of these are perfect for the role of the future home. They shield from cold, wind and prying eyes. The birds feel safe among them. In order to say goodbye to your feathered neighbors, you need to clearly show them that in fact there is no security here.

• Arrange items on the balcony or attic so that they do not form "reserved" places where it is convenient to make a nest. If the nest already exists, it should be disassembled and discarded. If eggs have already been laid, they can be replaced with dummies cut out of chalk, for example. Noticing that the chicks are not hatching, the pigeons will fly away from such an unfavorable place.

• Pigeons, like other birds, are shy and afraid of their natural enemies - predators. Moreover, both those who walk on the ground and those who fly in the sky. If you have a cat, do not hinder the manifestation of its hunting instincts, and provide it with access to the places chosen by pigeons. It is likely that one appearance of a mustachioed hunter will be enough to discourage the desire to sit on your balcony or cornice. If you still somehow live without a cat, try installing a stuffed animal or figurine of a crow or falcon. For the sake of completeness, fix the dummy on a spring that will set it in motion when the wind gusts and create the illusion of a living bird. The pigeons will understand that it is not safe here and will not visit you again.

  

  Usually birds are afraid of predators

We close access to any edible

As any of us could have noticed, pigeons are extremely unpretentious in food. In addition to millet, worms and bread crumbs, they willingly eat food waste, which are thrown into the trash in abundance.

Don't leave food in the open - it attracts birds

• Never feed birds on a windowsill, balcony, cornice, etc.
• Do not leave any food in the access zone - put it in bags, jars, under lids and locks.
• Do not put garbage, including food, in open bags on the balcony.
• If you have pets, keep track of where and how their food is stored. If you feed them in the yard, make sure that the bowl of food is not left unattended, as it will become a guiding star for the pigeons to your doorstep.

And yet, despite the inconvenience caused to us, pigeons are not rats, and they do much less harm. Therefore, it is proposed to fight against them not as with desperate pests of the national economy, but as with annoying neighbors who must be brave and not destroyed. For this reason, all the means described above are aimed at scaring, not exterminating, birds.