Pigeon deterrent

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illmonkey

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18,214 posts

199 months

Monday 9th May 2011
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We have a large yew tree towering over a sky light and our patio, and the Pigeon crap and them fighting is getting annoying.

I'd rather not have to put spikes on it, as it means either paying someone to climb it or doing it myself. I was after something like a audio deterrent, high pitch noise I can't hear but they can. The problem with this is, I have a cat, so do the neighbours, so it would need to be Pigeon unfriendly, car friendly.

dudleybloke

19,859 posts

187 months

Monday 9th May 2011
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get a plastic owl.
it works!

illmonkey

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18,214 posts

199 months

Monday 9th May 2011
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dudleybloke said:
get a plastic owl.
it works!
Looking into it, I'd need to move the owl every so often. That may be a problem, as there are no branches below 5 ft and its very tricky to climb.

Lefty

16,166 posts

203 months

Monday 9th May 2011
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Silver Pigeon...


dudleybloke

19,859 posts

187 months

Monday 9th May 2011
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illmonkey said:
dudleybloke said:
get a plastic owl.
it works!
Looking into it, I'd need to move the owl every so often. That may be a problem, as there are no branches below 5 ft and its very tricky to climb.
make a system of ropes and pulleys to give it a flying effect.

illmonkey

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18,214 posts

199 months

Monday 9th May 2011
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dudleybloke said:
make a system of ropes and pulleys to give it a flying effect.
So I need to get above the plastic owl to hook up the ropes, then sit moving them 12 hours a day. hehe

It maybe an idea, I can then move it randomly.