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birds on deck, and squirrel
Hello,
Anyone have ideas on how to keep birds off a deck? I had the deck recently stained and repaired and almost every day there are 2-3 bird poop on the top railings. Mourning doves seem to be the worst about doing this... And the other day, I noticed one of the top top posts was gnawed a bit. Which the squirrel has done in the past. Anyone else have these problems, and what do you do? I wash off the bird poop since that can't be good for the wood, and is unsightly. |
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Gus Overton wrote:
Hello, Anyone have ideas on how to keep birds off a deck? Pussy! I had the deck recently stained and repaired and almost every day there are 2-3 bird poop on the top railings. Mourning doves seem to be the worst about doing this... And the other day, I noticed one of the top posts was gnawed a bit. Which the squirrel has done in the past. Anyone else have these problems, and what do you do? I wash off the bird poop since that can't be good for the wood, and is unsightly. No birds, no sqirrels... guaranteed! http://i59.tinypic.com/2q3tzr5.jpg http://i62.tinypic.com/1zpislz.jpg http://i62.tinypic.com/htih5c.jpg No moles, no voles, not even a mouse: http://i58.tinypic.com/29vbclw.jpg No more birds in my barn pooping on my tractor: http://i62.tinypic.com/e8s7l5.jpg http://i57.tinypic.com/30dbdl4.jpg |
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Gus Overton writes:
Hello, Anyone have ideas on how to keep birds off a deck? I had the deck recently stained and repaired and almost every day there are 2-3 bird poop on the top railings. Mourning doves seem to be the worst about doing this... And the other day, I noticed one of the top top posts was gnawed a bit. Which the squirrel has done in the past. Anyone else have these problems, and what do you do? I wash off the bird poop since that can't be good for the wood, and is unsightly. Yep, the birds, especially the doves, love my railings. In my case, they are sitting on rather narrow pool fencing, they like to face inward, and the poop misses anything I care about. In the winter I usually see large "dove meetings" in the early AM as the sun comes up and I really enjoy them. I agree with Brooklyn, cats would work. In your case, something obstructing the railing or a slightly higher piece of rail beyond the existing railing might work. Don't know if you can do that attractively. -- Dan Espen |
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On 5/28/2015 9:12 AM, Dan Espen wrote:
Gus Overton writes: Hello, Anyone have ideas on how to keep birds off a deck? I had the deck recently stained and repaired and almost every day there are 2-3 bird poop on the top railings. Mourning doves seem to be the worst about doing this... And the other day, I noticed one of the top top posts was gnawed a bit. Which the squirrel has done in the past. Anyone else have these problems, and what do you do? I wash off the bird poop since that can't be good for the wood, and is unsightly. Yep, the birds, especially the doves, love my railings. In my case, they are sitting on rather narrow pool fencing, they like to face inward, and the poop misses anything I care about. In the winter I usually see large "dove meetings" in the early AM as the sun comes up and I really enjoy them. I agree with Brooklyn, cats would work. In your case, something obstructing the railing or a slightly higher piece of rail beyond the existing railing might work. Don't know if you can do that attractively. Try birdlime. While the purpose is to trap birds, a dead trapped bird might discourage others from landing. The stickiness should also discourage squirrels. Since birdlime is illegal in some jurisdictions, birds might be discouraged by hanging unwanted compact discs and DVD discs on kite twine. Just drill a small hole -- about the diameter of a pencil lead -- very near the edge and hang with about a foot of twine. These will need to be moved about once a month so that birds do not become accustomed to the flashing sunlight. I use this method to keep birds away from my fruit trees and grape vines. For squirrels, I use a cage trap baited with peanut butter, chopped pecans, and raisins. -- David E. Ross Climate: California Mediterranean, see http://www.rossde.com/garden/climate.html Gardening diary at http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary |
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On Thu, 28 May 2015 06:32:15 -0700 (PDT), Gus Overton
wrote: Hello, Anyone have ideas on how to keep birds off a deck? I had the deck recently stained and repaired and almost every day there are 2-3 bird poop on the top railings. Mourning doves seem to be the worst about doing this... And the other day, I noticed one of the top top posts was gnawed a bit. Which the squirrel has done in the past. Anyone else have these problems, and what do you do? I wash off the bird poop since that can't be good for the wood, and is unsightly. Scary owl ; rubber snake ; ... move them around regularly .. ? http://www.leevalley.com/en/Garden/p...t=2,51555&ap=1 http://www.leevalley.com/en/Garden/p...t=2,51555&ap=1 http://www.leevalley.com/en/Garden/p...t=2,51555&ap=3 Good Luck ; John T. --- news://freenews.netfront.net/ - complaints: --- |
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Gus Overton wrote:
Hello, Anyone have ideas on how to keep birds off a deck? I had the deck recently stained and repaired and almost every day there are 2-3 bird poop on the top railings. Mourning doves seem to be the worst about doing this... And the other day, I noticed one of the top top posts was gnawed a bit. Which the squirrel has done in the past. Anyone else have these problems, and what do you do? I wash off the bird poop since that can't be good for the wood, and is unsightly. monofilament line about one inch above the rail. songbird |
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songbird writes:
Gus Overton wrote: Hello, Anyone have ideas on how to keep birds off a deck? I had the deck recently stained and repaired and almost every day there are 2-3 bird poop on the top railings. Mourning doves seem to be the worst about doing this... And the other day, I noticed one of the top top posts was gnawed a bit. Which the squirrel has done in the past. Anyone else have these problems, and what do you do? I wash off the bird poop since that can't be good for the wood, and is unsightly. monofilament line about one inch above the rail. Now, that sounds like it would work. The bird lime? Too cruel for me. -- Dan Espen |
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On Fri, 29 May 2015 09:02:21 -0400, Dan Espen
wrote: songbird writes: Gus Overton wrote: Hello, Anyone have ideas on how to keep birds off a deck? I had the deck recently stained and repaired and almost every day there are 2-3 bird poop on the top railings. Mourning doves seem to be the worst about doing this... And the other day, I noticed one of the top top posts was gnawed a bit. Which the squirrel has done in the past. Anyone else have these problems, and what do you do? I wash off the bird poop since that can't be good for the wood, and is unsightly. monofilament line about one inch above the rail. Now, that sounds like it would work. Birds aren't nearly so stupid as you... do your really think birds that can build intricate nests from itty bitty bits and collect bits of fine fluff to line them won't notice the monofiliment, they'll probably snip off bits with their beaks to use as thread for sewing their nests... ain't you ever seen an oriole's digs? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqojrYXcutE Too bad those disgusting freaks in Baltimore can't be made to do something half as constructive... I'd definitely put those ruinous lazy useless *******s to work on a chain gang... no work/no eats... Yeah, I'd hand them food stamps, they can use them to wipe their filthy no account butts. None of those young ho's need food stamps, wanna eat, git on a military chow line... learn them the same way moma oriole learns her young'uns... WORK for it! |
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Brooklyn1 writes:
On Fri, 29 May 2015 09:02:21 -0400, Dan Espen wrote: songbird writes: Gus Overton wrote: Hello, Anyone have ideas on how to keep birds off a deck? I had the deck recently stained and repaired and almost every day there are 2-3 bird poop on the top railings. Mourning doves seem to be the worst about doing this... And the other day, I noticed one of the top top posts was gnawed a bit. Which the squirrel has done in the past. Anyone else have these problems, and what do you do? I wash off the bird poop since that can't be good for the wood, and is unsightly. monofilament line about one inch above the rail. Now, that sounds like it would work. Birds aren't nearly so stupid as you... do your really think birds Stupid as me? Brooklyn, you shouldn't be worrying about stupid. You're just plain nasty. I would take over stupid over nasty any day. that can build intricate nests from itty bitty bits and collect bits of fine fluff to line them won't notice the monofiliment, they'll probably snip off bits with their beaks to use as thread for sewing their nests... ain't you ever seen an oriole's digs? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqojrYXcutE The purpose of the mono-filament would be to get in the way of the perfect perch that a railing provides. The birds can't perch on it or the railing. Too bad those disgusting freaks in Baltimore You really are a disgusting piece of crap. -- Dan Espen |
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On 5/29/2015 6:02 AM, Dan Espen wrote:
songbird writes: Gus Overton wrote: Hello, Anyone have ideas on how to keep birds off a deck? I had the deck recently stained and repaired and almost every day there are 2-3 bird poop on the top railings. Mourning doves seem to be the worst about doing this... And the other day, I noticed one of the top top posts was gnawed a bit. Which the squirrel has done in the past. Anyone else have these problems, and what do you do? I wash off the bird poop since that can't be good for the wood, and is unsightly. monofilament line about one inch above the rail. Now, that sounds like it would work. The bird lime? Too cruel for me. I was being somewhat facetious when I mention bird lime. It is generally illegal. -- David E. Ross Climate: California Mediterranean, see http://www.rossde.com/garden/climate.html Gardening diary at http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary |
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"David E. Ross" writes:
On 5/29/2015 6:02 AM, Dan Espen wrote: songbird writes: Gus Overton wrote: Hello, Anyone have ideas on how to keep birds off a deck? I had the deck recently stained and repaired and almost every day there are 2-3 bird poop on the top railings. Mourning doves seem to be the worst about doing this... And the other day, I noticed one of the top top posts was gnawed a bit. Which the squirrel has done in the past. Anyone else have these problems, and what do you do? I wash off the bird poop since that can't be good for the wood, and is unsightly. monofilament line about one inch above the rail. Now, that sounds like it would work. The bird lime? Too cruel for me. I was being somewhat facetious when I mention bird lime. It is generally illegal. Hope so. Never heard of it before, so there is that. -- Dan Espen |
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Dan Espen wrote:
.... The purpose of the mono-filament would be to get in the way of the perfect perch that a railing provides. The birds can't perch on it or the railing. i dunno how well it would work, but it was an idea. probably would need to be replaced once in a while, but still cheaper than other options. another thing to do could be to put dowels out from the railing to give them a perch where they could poop into the grass away from the deck. more work and expense than fishing line but at least then you can still see them. we have a few species that try to perch above my patio door, which i discourage by pounding on the wall to startle them away. sometimes they try to build a nest up there too. i have chunks of wood to put up there when that happens and they go away. dunno why the builder didn't fill in that space to begin with. a flat sill like that is just asking for bird nesting. i don't want to discourage the birds completely as some of them come around and check the eves for hornets/ wasps or spiders and they are fun to watch as they perch on the roof and look around. songbird |
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On Sat, 30 May 2015 01:30:45 -0400, Dan Espen
wrote: "David E. Ross" writes: On 5/29/2015 6:02 AM, Dan Espen wrote: songbird writes: Gus Overton wrote: Hello, Anyone have ideas on how to keep birds off a deck? I had the deck recently stained and repaired and almost every day there are 2-3 bird poop on the top railings. Mourning doves seem to be the worst about doing this... And the other day, I noticed one of the top top posts was gnawed a bit. Which the squirrel has done in the past. Anyone else have these problems, and what do you do? I wash off the bird poop since that can't be good for the wood, and is unsightly. monofilament line about one inch above the rail. Now, that sounds like it would work. The bird lime? Too cruel for me. I was being somewhat facetious when I mention bird lime. It is generally illegal. Hope so. Never heard of it before, so there is that. A plain piece of monofiliment is not birdlime. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birdlime |
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Gus Overton wrote:
Anyone have ideas on how to keep birds off a deck? I had the deck recently stained and repaired and almost every day there are 2-3 bird poop on the top railings. Mourning doves seem to be the worst about doing this... And the other day, I noticed one of the top top posts was gnawed a bit. Which the squirrel has done in the past. Anyone else have these problems, and what do you do? I wash off the bird poop since that can't be good for the wood, and is unsightly. Bird poop won't harm a wood deck, and easily washes away, rain/hose... unsightly, don't look. |
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