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Any ideas on how to deter pigeons from fruit trees?
I have 2 plum trees and a gage, 4 years old that are a hit with the local pigeon gathering. There are pigeon nests 10 meters from my plot in the boundary hedging.
The pigeons strip the leaves, especially younger emerging leaf shoots to expose a stressed and tatty tree that has yet to produce fruit.
Shooting the pigeons is not a consideration as the allotments are surrounded by residential homes. If the homes were not there i really doubt the problem would exist as the association would have taken on getting a shooter.
Deterrents such as 'scare tape, hawk bird scarer kite, defender eye-ball scarer have all been used with no luck.
Considered making fishing-line snares however i do not want to catch birds other than pigeons. Also, not sure on the legality of snares.
Any ideas?
I have 2 plum trees and a gage, 4 years old that are a hit with the local pigeon gathering. There are pigeon nests 10 meters from my plot in the boundary hedging.
The pigeons strip the leaves, especially younger emerging leaf shoots to expose a stressed and tatty tree that has yet to produce fruit.
Shooting the pigeons is not a consideration as the allotments are surrounded by residential homes. If the homes were not there i really doubt the problem would exist as the association would have taken on getting a shooter.
Deterrents such as 'scare tape, hawk bird scarer kite, defender eye-ball scarer have all been used with no luck.
Considered making fishing-line snares however i do not want to catch birds other than pigeons. Also, not sure on the legality of snares.
Any ideas?
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