Birds are everywhere in the United States no matter what time of year it is or what region you live in. While some birds do migrate during the winter, others stick around all year round, including some of the biggest nuisance birds to commercial buildings and homes.
But what has attracted these nuisance birds to your yard or property in the first place? If you haven’t put out bird feeders, bird houses, and bird baths, some other common attractants to nuisance birds include shelter and food sources like gardens, fruit trees, and properties with a large number of insects.
Most birds are omnivores, with diets that include both plants and meats. This means birds could be attracted to your property because you have a large insect population, or you are growing some tasty veggies in your garden.
The good news is that you can do a lot to keep birds away. Here are our best tips on how to keep birds away from your property.
- Install a bird repelling flying kite
If you want to detract birds from laying a single feather on your property, you’ll want to install something that will scare them away even from a distance. In that respect, a bird repelling flying kite is the best way to keep birds away. Set it up on a windy day and it will soar over your property. With such a large and strange flying thing standing guard, the befeathered pests would not dare risk flying anywhere remotely close to it.
So if you want to keep birds off the fence, keep birds away from the car or keep birds off the mailbox without needing to install anything on them, this is a good option. With the kite flying high above, birds won’t soar overhead and drop their poop into your property and belongings. For this method to be effective, it is best to use a kite that is large, vividly colored, and reflects light. The size not only makes it visible from afar but also makes birds think twice about approaching something so much bigger than them.
Unnaturally bright colors with high contrast make kites stand out from the surrounding. Sudden flashes of light from reflected sun rays can blind and disorient birds, making them steer clear of the kite itself.You might think that any old children’s kite will do, but there is value in picking the ones especially made to scare off birds. These may have eye patterns that mimic predators, making it seem like an impossibly huge bird of prey is standing guard over your property.
- Remove food sources
The best way to get rid of birds is to get rid of what they’re visiting your house for. And more often than not, it’s because your home inadvertently serves an avian eat-all-you-can-buffet.You’ll need to know a little more about your unwanted visitors to use this tip. Identifying the birds, hopefully down to the species level, will give you an idea of what they’re after.
There are some avian species that eat plant material, such as grain and fruits. Others snack on insects like grasshoppers, mosquitoes, flies, or worms. Birds of prey are attracted to places with small songbirds, poultry, or small animals like squirrels or rats.
It also helps to observe the birds and find out where in your home they tend to congregate. Follow the cookie-crumb trail and you’ll eventually find out where the food is coming from.If you find that the birds are visiting your berry bushes and fruit trees, you can install netting to prevent access.If they’re attracted by buzzing insects, you can use environment-friendly insecticides or electric zappers to rid yourself of the pests. If the birds are hunting down rats that scavenge your trash, secure the garbage.
- Bird Repellent
Pestman Bird Repellent uses a bio-sourced repellent active ingredient, the main active ingredient of which is methyl aminocarbonate (MA), a food grade flavouring. It is non-toxic, non-corrosive and very safe for birds, animals, humans and the environment. Combined with other natural flavours, Bismarck bird repellent uses smell, taste and sight to repel birds, making nuisance birds so uncomfortable that they will not fly back to the treatment area during the memory period, and is an effective repellent that does not harm birds. It can also repel bats and hares from the airport.
The dose is determined by the size of the infested area. 1 litre of bird repellent needs to be diluted with 250 litres of water and it can be used on a hectare of infested area, as long as it is sprayed on areas where nuisance birds are staying or roosting.
Bismarck Bird Repellent can be used in residential yards to repel urban pigeons, or in airports, warehouses, docks, boats, electrical installations, temples, scenic spots and other building facilities.
Many nuisance birds don’t migrate, so in order to prevent a future bird problem, the best thing you can do is to ensure your home is not an inviting place to them.
