Yes, pigeons can be a nuisance, but you likely don’t want to get rid of these birds by killing them, unless you really hate them. Most people just want pigeons to go away
Thankfully, you can get rid of pigeons using a variety of solutions, including, using sound to scare pigeons away. This article looks into how you can do this
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How to scare pigeons with sound:
Pigeons have excellent hearing abilities, they are able to hear frequencies that humans aren’t able to. This is what allows them to hear distant volcanoes and storms.
These animals are also easily frightened and will leave a space if they feel as though they are in danger. You can use both of these facts to your advantage and scare these birds away using sound
If your pigeons are used to the sounds of the big city, then trying to use sound to scare them away likely won’t work because they are used to loud noises, but, if you live in a quiet area, then using sound to get rid of these birds will likely get them to leave. This is how:
Ultrasonic pigeon repellers:
These devices can be used to scare pigeons away but they will not affect humans as humans can not hear ultrasonic noises. There are ultrasonic devices that broadcast predator calls. When switched on, pigeons will hear this, will become afraid, and will fly away.
The reach of these devices will differ from device to device. Most of these devices need to be placed pretty high up and, you’d need to leave these devices on for long periods of time to effectively scare the pigeons away.
You’d also need to broadcast different predator calls the longer you use them so that pigeons don’t become used to the sounds, if you leave the same predator call on for long periods of time, then the pigeons will figure out that they are in no real danger
Note: Avoid using these devices if you have other animals, like dogs or cats, in the area. These can be very irritating to, or even damage, the hearing of dogs and cats
Bird distress sound units:
These machines create bird distress calls, birds have evolved to stay away from areas where other birds sound distressed.
Different types of birds have different types of distress calls so you’d need to pick the machine that can create pigeon distress calls.
The sounds that these machines make can be heard by humans but this is not an obnoxious sound, the machine makes bird sounds that sound frightening to birds but peaceful to humans.
These machines usually cover an acre or more of space and speakers can be used to cover more space. The machines can also be used to keep other types of birds away as they usually also have distress calls of other birds programmed in.
Because pigeons may get used to the sounds, the machines can be programmed to broadcast the sounds at timed intervals to make it more realistic
Note: It is unlikely that a single solution will get rid of your pigeon problem forever, you’d likely need to use a variety of solutions to keep your pigeons away.
You may need to use sounds to repel pigeons in addition to other pigeon prevention methods.
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