Natural Deterrents for Birds and Pigeons

Birds, in some respects, are quite useful as they eat insects and harmful weeds from the gardens. Birds such as pigeons, sparrows, eagles, and crows are found in all parts of the world. Therefore, many people are fond of keeping pigeons and such similar birds. Nevertheless, birds, including pigeons, may eat up your fruits and vegetables from the garden. They also ruin various objects of your house and make its structures untidy. Feces of pigeons being acidic damage metals and even buildings.

Moreover, these birds can cause infectious diseases to other birds and even human beings on account of fungal material carried by them in their nests. Additionally, pigeons cause respiratory diseases through their feces.

How to Deter Birds coming to Your Houses or Living Places?
It is natural repellents that come to your rescue and help in getting rid of pigeon other species of birds. The following are the best ways to repel them coming to your dwelling places:



Make landing places Tougher for Birds
The first way to get rid of problematic birds naturally is to make places look extremely tough for them to land. Buy some strips and fix them on the place where birds sit. It will make the process of landing difficult for birds. You can further make it more troublesome by fixing waterproof strips around the nests of pigeons and other trouble maker species of birds.

Blocking off Entry Points
To prevent birds from coming to your places, you need to make sure that there are no such entrances that offer birds a chance to enter your houses. If there are certain points, seal those off immediately.

Pigeons often look for places such as attic and chimneys, so block them with nets, and there you go with success. Be careful about air conditioning because pigeons and sparrows find it as a nice spot to make a nest in.

Make Birds Feel Afraid
You can feel pigeons scary by doing so many things. They often feel afraid of glittering objects. Whenever birds settle around your place, show them up with such glittering objects such as flashlights and old CDs. Moreover, you can compel them to go away by playing on horrible, unpleasant sounds.

Make Use of Spices
Make dwelling place for birds, especially for pigeons tough by spreading pepper powder around their nests. It will discourage them from staying longer for its smell and effects it leaves on pigeons. Chili powder can be useful in this regard too. In the long run, birds would fly away from the nests.

Water Spray
Apply a shower on birds while in nests. They are not fond of water. Repeat doing it, and within a few days, birds will not be able to bear your continuous water sprinkling. It would not cost you money; neither birds will face harmful effects. However, you would succeed in your aim of running them off.

Pigeons being small birds with beautiful features attract many people, but all don’t like them alike. These birds create a lot of mess around the places they live in, but the good news is that they can be pushed away with some easy methods, such as explained above. These methods will drive away pigeons, and in turn, you will live peacefully. However, you must not turn to harsh means because these birds have a life too.


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