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Bird droppings on balcony

seamountains · 2014-06-05 11:41:32

Could anybody suggest a good way of deterring birds from landing on a balcony rail? They're causing quite a mess, which apart from looking horrible is not very pleasant to clean up!

05-06-2014 11:41am

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seamountains

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Could anybody suggest a good way of deterring birds from landing on a balcony rail? They're causing quite a mess, which apart from looking horrible is not very pleasant to clean up!

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#2 05-06-2014 2:10pm

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2 words - Fake Owl

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#3 05-06-2014 9:48pm

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One word (airsoft)

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#4 06-06-2014 10:55am

seamountains

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what's airsoft?

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#5 06-06-2014 1:29pm

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seamountains wrote: »

what's airsoft?

http://www.hobbyairsoft.ie/?gclid=CO_M1LGt5b4CFYJ02wodumcARg
They don't cure bird droppings though

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#6 06-06-2014 1:41pm

seamountains

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Ha ha ha! I might have to resort to this!

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#7 07-06-2014 4:11pm

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loyatemu wrote: »

2 words - Fake Owl

I saw two very large seagulls, (our seagulls are huge) sitting next to one of those owls the other day. I did laugh.

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#8 11-06-2014 2:28pm

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hang a cd from a piece of string, the light reflections will scare the birds off

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#9 11-06-2014 2:41pm

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That reminds me matt, the auld lad fills a 1.5 litre clear bottle with water and leaves it resting on its side to do the same. He has an issue with birds at wheely bins - they must be smart enough to know how to lift the lid.

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