I have a retractable awning that when stowed away birds continually try to build a nest (as well as crap on the deck below) right in front of the patio doors. Happens every evening and you wake up to the white crap on the deck and a nest in the arms.
When retracted, the arms come together and make for a nice area for a nest to rest on.
I can't find any remedy to prevent them from coming back - other than to keep the awning rolled out which is not really an option (wind/rain/etc).
Have put up aluminum foil on the arms (read they would not like the texture) and then rubber ties that stick up and would poke at them.....all failures.
Anyone have any good remedies that would make these guys try somewhere else??
I had some birds who constantly shit on my car parked under a carport. Bought some rubber snakes on Amazon, put one on the hood and the other on the roof. Have not had any problems since.
I picked that debris out and closed the umbrella. We'll probably have to keep it closed most of the time or we're gonna have a bird family nesting above the table on our deck.
Blink outdoor camera over my font door.
No matter how many times I took the nest down, they rebuilt it.
I had to take down the Blink camera.
One thing that worked for one season anyway before they figured it out was to put this fake owl out on the porch.
If so, air rifle. it makes nuisance eradication kind of fun.
I hate to kill animals, and wouldn't do so indiscriminately but once they start damaging my property I justify it. and like I said it's kind of fun especially if it's a rabbit, chipmunk, or similar animal being the nuisance.
If they don't do damage and you don't want to kill them you can try some DIY home remedies like cayenne pepper (sprinkle a lot around the area the scent sometimes keeps birds away), a small bowl of ammonia (the fumes are too strong for their lungs) or you can buy predator urine (fox, wolf, coyote, bear - from cabelas or maybe even amazon and that scent is supposed to keep birds (and other animals) away). I will warn you - I did buy coyote urine to keep deer out of my garden and it's nasty smelling.
If so, air rifle. it makes nuisance eradication kind of fun.
I hate to kill animals, and wouldn't do so indiscriminately but once they start damaging my property I justify it. and like I said it's kind of fun especially if it's a rabbit, chipmunk, or similar animal being the nuisance.
If they don't do damage and you don't want to kill them you can try some DIY home remedies like cayenne pepper (sprinkle a lot around the area the scent sometimes keeps birds away), a small bowl of ammonia (the fumes are too strong for their lungs) or you can buy predator urine (fox, wolf, coyote, bear - from cabelas or maybe even amazon and that scent is supposed to keep birds (and other animals) away). I will warn you - I did buy coyote urine to keep deer out of my garden and it's nasty smelling.
My personal fav for chipmunks is a pellet rifle.
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a nuisance and do they do damage to your property?
If so, air rifle. it makes nuisance eradication kind of fun.
I hate to kill animals, and wouldn't do so indiscriminately but once they start damaging my property I justify it. and like I said it's kind of fun especially if it's a rabbit, chipmunk, or similar animal being the nuisance.
If they don't do damage and you don't want to kill them you can try some DIY home remedies like cayenne pepper (sprinkle a lot around the area the scent sometimes keeps birds away), a small bowl of ammonia (the fumes are too strong for their lungs) or you can buy predator urine (fox, wolf, coyote, bear - from cabelas or maybe even amazon and that scent is supposed to keep birds (and other animals) away). I will warn you - I did buy coyote urine to keep deer out of my garden and it's nasty smelling.
My personal fav for chipmunks is a pellet rifle.
Same. I also have used the bucket of death for chipmunks very successfully, but once my wife saw the dogs running around with chipmunk corpses in their mouths she put the kibosh on that unless I empty the bucket daily.
If so, air rifle. it makes nuisance eradication kind of fun.
I hate to kill animals, and wouldn't do so indiscriminately but once they start damaging my property I justify it. and like I said it's kind of fun especially if it's a rabbit, chipmunk, or similar animal being the nuisance.
If they don't do damage and you don't want to kill them you can try some DIY home remedies like cayenne pepper (sprinkle a lot around the area the scent sometimes keeps birds away), a small bowl of ammonia (the fumes are too strong for their lungs) or you can buy predator urine (fox, wolf, coyote, bear - from cabelas or maybe even amazon and that scent is supposed to keep birds (and other animals) away). I will warn you - I did buy coyote urine to keep deer out of my garden and it's nasty smelling.
PJ they setting up shop under the awning attached to the house - firing a air gun? LOL..c'mon.
Why would you hesitate to use one near your house if you had a pest/nuisance there?
One thing that worked for one season anyway before they figured it out was to put this fake owl out on the porch.
I have birds in my garage. I remove a nest every day.
I read about fake owls. I purchased two. For three days they worked. The birds are now building their nests right next to the owls.
Why would you hesitate to use one near your house if you had a pest/nuisance there?
I need a more permanent solution that will reside on the actual awning.
Even if I shot one of these guys - there's hundreds other flying around just ready to make it their new home.
I read online about using a mirror and putting it up on the spot the woodpeckers would routinely go to and the mirror(s) would scare the birds and they'd stay away.
that actually worked. but it looked funny that I had mirrors on the side of my house for a while. I since moved and my current house has vinyl siding, but may be worth a try for you since the awning is probably in your backyard and you clearly don't want to put in the effort of staying on top of shooting them so if you place mirrors where they nest maybe that would work to scare them and encourage them not to nest there.
Either a .22 or .25 holopoint pellet would make short work of any small birds damaging your property. Gammo makes a great break barrel.
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a nuisance and do they do damage to your property?
If so, air rifle. it makes nuisance eradication kind of fun.
I hate to kill animals, and wouldn't do so indiscriminately but once they start damaging my property I justify it. and like I said it's kind of fun especially if it's a rabbit, chipmunk, or similar animal being the nuisance.
If they don't do damage and you don't want to kill them you can try some DIY home remedies like cayenne pepper (sprinkle a lot around the area the scent sometimes keeps birds away), a small bowl of ammonia (the fumes are too strong for their lungs) or you can buy predator urine (fox, wolf, coyote, bear - from cabelas or maybe even amazon and that scent is supposed to keep birds (and other animals) away). I will warn you - I did buy coyote urine to keep deer out of my garden and it's nasty smelling.
My personal fav for chipmunks is a pellet rifle.
Mine is a 13-year-old male orange tabby named Bubber.
"It's the end of the world!"
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a nuisance and do they do damage to your property?
If so, air rifle. it makes nuisance eradication kind of fun.
I hate to kill animals, and wouldn't do so indiscriminately but once they start damaging my property I justify it. and like I said it's kind of fun especially if it's a rabbit, chipmunk, or similar animal being the nuisance.
If they don't do damage and you don't want to kill them you can try some DIY home remedies like cayenne pepper (sprinkle a lot around the area the scent sometimes keeps birds away), a small bowl of ammonia (the fumes are too strong for their lungs) or you can buy predator urine (fox, wolf, coyote, bear - from cabelas or maybe even amazon and that scent is supposed to keep birds (and other animals) away). I will warn you - I did buy coyote urine to keep deer out of my garden and it's nasty smelling.
My personal fav for chipmunks is a pellet rifle.
Mine is a 13-year-old male orange tabby named Bubber.
My dog gets the rabbits. Spring is the worst, it seems like they breed like....rabbits.
Often this time of year my little dog (corgi/jack russell mix) will show up like this (this was last night). the big dog (rotweiller/shepherd mix can't catch them, but he picks them up when the little dog drops them or the little dog sometimes will get one for him too - fun to watch them bond).
One thing that worked for one season anyway before they figured it out was to put this fake owl out on the porch.
Might build a bigger one and put it up in the fall. I’d love for the owls to help control chipmunks and mice. We have had field mice and house mice, chipmunks, rabbits, squirrels and deer eating our gardens. It’s a constant struggle.