Spotted at the Wallabies Hotel on Waiheke.
Getting rid of pigeons (and their poo)
1. "Solve your pigeon problem nature's way - get a couple of cats," writes Rosanne McKenzie. "Our inner city block of townhouses (unlike neighbouring blocks) never gets rats, mice or even cockroaches because they don't set up house where cats live."
2. "When
we had blackbirds attacking their reflection in our windows, some Australian friends suggested hanging some CDs on string outside. Haven't had a problem since. Maybe they don't like the wobbly light reflected from them. A few in the tree might work?"
3. Ross Coyle suggests an ultrasonic bird frightener. "A trawl through the internet should find plenty of suppliers. They pitch a sound not able to be heard by humans but scare the birds," he says.
4. "We have a beach property up north and were having the same problems with paradise ducks pooing all over our paving," declares Diane. "We found some treated peas at PGG Wrightson which the birds eat but it doesn't kill them. Currently we are bird poo free.
