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Post by sheepy on Mar 29, 2024 12:06:37 GMT
I have a plum tree in my garden which the fat pigeon ate all the plum buds last year and only left me one plum the year before, so I thought I would wait until the blossom was all out and put some tinfoil up on string once the bees had done their job, but alas the fat pigeon has started eating the bloody flowers now, Mrs Sheeps has decided he can have the top ones and we can have the bottom ones, so I am off armed with my tinfoil this afternoon and hopefully by then there will be some blossom left, that pigeon is a worthy adversary. I bet he will sit on the fence hoping I fall out of the tree the greedy bastard.
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Post by montegriffo on Mar 29, 2024 12:17:46 GMT
Borrow one of Vinny's air rifles.  |
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Post by montegriffo on Mar 29, 2024 12:18:11 GMT
Pigeon and plum pie, yum yum.
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Post by sheepy on Mar 29, 2024 12:30:23 GMT
Pigeon and plum pie, yum yum. LOL take it from me, if I shoot the fat pigeon I will be living in my camper, not that I mind that, but the fat pigeon would then win, he only started this hate campaign against me, when Mrs sheeps made me put the bird feeder up in the garden. He cannot manage feeding from it and has to wait for crumbs at the bottom the smaller birds drop. |
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Post by walterpaisley on Mar 29, 2024 13:32:46 GMT
Not a fan(cier) of pigeons, myself.
There's one in particular in my garden who's been bugging me for at least a couple of years.
Not only does he help himself to most of the birdseed I put out for the more deserving critters (tits, sparrows, rats, etc), he's also a terrible bully - and a full-blown rapist to boot.
On a number of occasions he's been witnessed forcing his violent attentions on distaff pigeons naive enough to cross his path.
More generally, the noises they make irritate me. The coo-ing that ends, randomly, mid coo ("coo-coo-coo, coo-coo-coo, coo-coo-coo, coo."), and the weird squeaking noise they make when flapping - like they need their hinges oiling.
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Post by montegriffo on Mar 29, 2024 13:41:22 GMT
I have wood pigeons running about on the roof of my truck in the mornings.
I wouldn't describe their call as a coo either when it is 3' from your head.
More like the call of a drunken Scouser at 4am shouting up to the bedroom for a reconciliation with Tracy.
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Post by sheepy on Mar 29, 2024 14:11:54 GMT
Not a fan(cier) of pigeons, myself. There's one in particular in my garden who's been bugging me for at least a couple of years. Not only does he help himself to most of the birdseed I put out for the more deserving critters (tits, sparrows, rats, etc), he's also a terrible bully - and a full-blown rapist to boot. On a number of occasions he's been witnessed forcing his violent attentions on distaff pigeons naive enough to cross his path. More generally, the noises they make irritate me. The coo-ing that ends, randomly, mid coo ("coo-coo-coo, coo-coo-coo, coo-coo-coo, coo."), and the weird squeaking noise they make when flapping - like they need their hinges oiling. Well, this is how the pigeon wars came about, we used to have a bird table which he could lord over, but Mrs sheeps bought a small pole type one with little hanging basket type things this he cannot perch on so the vendetta started. I guess in a fit of pigeon temper he started on my plum tree. |
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Post by walterpaisley on Mar 29, 2024 14:18:02 GMT
I have a hanging type of bird feeder, too.
Doesn't stop the inventive little b*stard.
If I had time on my hands it would escalate to a full blown Wile E Coyote/Roadrunner scenario.
Except I fear I'd be the coyote.
Luckily, there are no comically tall cliffs nearby.
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Post by sheepy on Mar 29, 2024 14:30:49 GMT
Well the tinfoil is up rattling away in the wind nicely, I will probably find him looking in it like a mirror later.
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Post by montegriffo on Mar 29, 2024 14:40:49 GMT
Boaty types hang CDs from the rigging to keep the birds off their yachts. They spin in the wind and catch the light of the Sun.
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Post by sheepy on Mar 29, 2024 14:43:15 GMT
I will be eating quiche for the next month while I gather more tinfoil cut one into quarters make a small hole and add string, maybe CD's next.
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Post by walterpaisley on Mar 29, 2024 14:56:05 GMT
Just mentioned this issue to a Chatsworth House gardener.
It seems they use a spray containing Peppermint Oil to deter the sods.
P.S: What's a "CD"? Is it something from the olden days?
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Post by sheepy on Mar 29, 2024 15:46:25 GMT
Ah, I have some peppermint oil spray, this is war.
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Post by Saint on Mar 30, 2024 9:13:51 GMT
Seagulls are the real enemy. Vicious bastards.
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Post by delphicoracle on Mar 30, 2024 9:56:46 GMT
I had a mad moment a couple of weeks ago and a small finchlike bird started to tap at his reflection in the window. And poos while doing it. He also has a backup which sits in a bush and they take turns.
Solution will have to be hanging a sheet over the window to stop the reflection.
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