City pigeons often become human neighbors. But such a neighborhood is not to everyone's liking.
How to eliminate unwanted neighbors, which ways work better - this will be discussed further.
Why drive them away
In addition to the fact that pigeons pollute their habitats and turn a balcony into a filthy poultry house, birds also are carriers of harmful microorganisms and insects. In their litter contains the larvae of various parasites - fleas, ticks, worms. Contact with even chronic litter is possible infection with meningitis, toxoplasmosis and other dangerous diseases. 
Birds droppings are also a feeder and spoils everything that gets. And if pigeons have chosen a balcony for themselves, then everything that is there will be ruined on it.
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Not everyone will like and pigeon noise. Their smoking, flapping their wings and clattering claws on the window sill and balcony railing will cause discontent in any person, especially in the early morning.
Therefore, the first step is to once and for all stop feeding pigeons near your home. The school habit of making bird feeders will be a disservice to both man and bird. In the pigeons, the survival instinct is lost, they happily fly to light food and abandon the usual methods of obtaining food. Man turns out dirt and microbes. Not too good partnership turns out. 
The second step is the installation of scarers: modern or manually created at home.
Handy methods of getting rid of pigeons on the balcony
Modern repellers have proven themselves and have a scientifically based principle of action. But they cost a lot, so for the beginning we recommend you to try simple tools from scrap materials.
More recently, pigeon mail was the most mundane and fastest means of communication.
Foil
Any bird is afraid and does not like bright objects and noise. The easiest and budget way to scare pigeons is hang on the balcony the foil cut into strips. Metallic stripes will reflect the light and sparkle in the sun, and the rustling will create a sound background that doves do not like. 
For the manufacture of repeller fit the usual culinary foil. It is necessary to cut the sheet into 4-5 cm wide strips, attach it to a twine, wooden stick or other basis. Ready repeller hanged on the balcony in places chosen by pigeons. It is better to make 2-3 products.
Did you know? You can use foiled lids of yogurt, sour cream, instant coffee. Covers are strung on a rope and stretched over the balcony railing.
CD
Unnecessary CDs, hung on the balcony, work on the same principle of scaring birds with noise and bright highlights of light. 
Disks need to hang on the balcony so that they lightly touch each other edges, the shiny side of the street. Under the breath of the wind, the disks will spin and swing, making loud sounds and rejecting bright highlights.
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Board with nails
The board with hammered in nails is a house option industrial studded tape. In manufacturing, it is simple and effective in its action.
Finished boards should be placed in those places where birds sit on the balcony - railings, things, furniture. 
Pretty soon, the pigeons will realize that now they will not be able to sit on this balcony and will fly away.
Important! When using such a repeller, there is a high probability of injury to children and pets by sharp nails.
Scotch
If you glue the eaves, railings, the base of the clothesline and other places with duct tape, the birds will not be able to sit on them, because their paws will slide off the smooth surface.
A similar effect can also be achieved by smearing petting perches with petroleum jelly, machine lubrication or other similar slippery and sticky substances.
Mock crow
Pigeons are an object of hunting for birds of prey - raven, falcons. Therefore, putting a life-size stuffed bird on the balcony, you can scare the pigeons, because they are afraid to approach the place where the crow sits. 
The model should look as realistic as possible both in color and size.
Important! Periodically, the predator's effigy needs to be moved, otherwise the pigeons will no longer be afraid of the motionless sitting toy.
Fishing line
A line stretched in several rows will not allow birds to land on their favorite place. Tension height - 5-10 cm.
Pepper
A good way to create discomfort for the birds is to scatter on the balcony railing, in the places where the birds roost, burning pepper or other caustic and burning substance. 
As an option - install automatic air freshener with a pungent odorthat will scare away the birds. In addition, such a freshener when activated triggers a sharp sound, which they are unlikely to like.
The disadvantage of the method is its fragility under the influence of wind and precipitation. Therefore, the treatment will have to be repeated regularly until the birds completely leave the balcony.
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Cat
A cat is a great bird scarer. 
Even if he does not catch the uninvited guest, the actions of the animal will make the pigeons beware and rarely appear on the territory of the cat.
Important! The cat, in the heat of the hunt, can forget about caution and fall from the balcony. Byuhthat needs to protect the balcony so that the animal does not accidentally fall.
How to get rid of pigeons: modern scares
When folk and improvised means do not act on birds, and the dominance of birds is very large, it is necessary to move on to the weapons of mass destruction of birds. These include industrial repellents based on different principles. Such devices are quite expensive and more suitable for work in large areas.
Ultrasound
Modern ultrasonic repellers show themselves well in the fight with pigeons. Such devices generate ultrasonic waves that birds and rodents do not tolerate. The lack of such devices - pets react to ultrasound. Therefore, this method is undesirable to apply on the balconies in apartment buildings, so as not to drive the neighbors' pets crazy. 
Alternatively, you can buy a device with an infrared motion sensor, which will turn on the device only if it detects the approach of animals.
Bioacoustics
Bioacoustic scarers reproduce through speakers recorded voices of birds of prey - hawk, falcon. They also include the device, periodically reproducing a sharp and loud sound - a shot, an explosion. 
Putting such devices on the balcony is the last thing. The constant scream of an eagle or a hawk or the periodic sounds of explosions clearly will not please the neighbors, and the owners of the balcony will be frightened and annoyed.
In addition, the pigeons will eventually get used to the sounds and, realizing that there is no predator here, will return again.
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Laser machine
The repelling factor of the laser apparatus - fast movement of the green beam on the surrounding surfaces. The beam moves according to a given program and creates a light effect that scares the pigeons. The devices are completely autonomous, and the person is only required to install and turn on the device. 
Often, such devices are combined with a bioacoustic repeller and a double damaging factor is obtained - a bright light and the cries of predators.
Poison
If soft ways to scare away birds do not work, and it is impossible to endure the dominance of pigeons, you have to apply cardinal methods and fight to destroy the enemy. Various poisonous baits and substances harmful to birds are used.
Important! Poisoning is the most extreme way of dealing with birds. Especially if there are children in the house. It is better to use more humane means.
"Diazinon"
"Diazinon" - an insecticide that is sold in specialized stores. The poisonous bait for pigeons is made by treating the grain with this medium. Some time after eating the processed grain, the bird dies. 
The corpses should be burned immediately so as not to poison domestic animals.
For people, "Diazinon" is safe, but you should work with it with the use of personal protective equipment and avoid getting the substance on the skin or mucous membranes.
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Sawdust
Lime pigeons can be and without poison - having mixed usual wooden sawdust with grain. Once in the craw of the bird, sawdust will swell under the influence of moisture and block the pigeon's esophagus. Food, not falling into the stomach, will begin to decompose, and the bird will die from hunger or poisoning by the resulting toxins. 
Lead
Lead is a toxic metal, harmful to all living things, it accumulates in the body and is almost not excreted. With the help of this poison can be poisoned and pigeons.
It is enough to add lead pellets to the trough or bird food. Once in the body, the pellet will remain there and will poison the animal. The tool is convenient because it does not require special expenses, it is easy to use, effective and massively affects the bird. 
Bird corpses should be immediately burned to prevent poison from getting to their pets.
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Potassium permanganate
Potassium permanganate is harmless to humans, but pigeons die from it. Concentrated solution of potassium permanganate is a good way to get birds from the balcony. 
The solution is prepared at the rate of: 2 g of potassium permanganate per 1 kg of live weight of birds (added to food).
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Salt
Strongly salted food for pigeons is poisonous. Such a tool does not act quickly, but it is easy to use and safe for humans and domestic animals. 
It is only necessary to regularly feed the birds with grain, grass or any other bird food mixed with a large amount of salt. Food should be moist to keep the salt tightly in it.
Feedback on problem solving
You can get rid of pigeons in many ways: both humane and tough. But still the best tool is the full glazing of the balcony.
