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Drinking a coffee, exercising, drinking an aperitif, reading a book, planting a vegetable garden… many activities that can be carried out on a balcony or terrace. It is therefore no coincidence that this place of life is becoming more and more important in the eyes of everyone. However, it happens that some birds, such as pigeons, manage to land there and disrupt your everyday life.
In addition to the beautiful view it offers, the balcony also has a major disadvantage that can be remedied with a simple piece of aluminum foil.
Solve this problem on your balcony by using aluminum foil
Well furnished, the balcony can quickly transform into a little paradise far from the noise of the outside world. And if you also have a green thumb, you can create your own vegetable garden by finding a small space on the balcony. Practical and aesthetic, however, your balcony can be infested and damaged by the appearance of some parasites that do not shy away from leaving their excrement there. Understand, we’re talking about city pigeons.
Keep pigeons away from the balcony with aluminum foil
Invasive, undesirable, harmful… that’s how pigeons are perceived today. The pigeon is considered the quintessential city bird and has acquired a bad reputation in urban environments. Therefore, it is no coincidence that he received the nickname “flying rat”. It is not surprising that this bird poses a certain risk to human health as a carrier of numerous diseases, not to mention the sounds and olfactory disturbances that it can produce or emit: cooing, flapping wings and excrement, among others. And it doesn’t end there! In fact, the pigeon is a bird that loves to settle almost anywhere if the opportunity arises. Roofs, terraces, window sills, no place is exempt from this, including balconies. Finding the balcony full of excrement, excrement and excrement is a real nightmare, especially if you want to sit there and breathe every now and then. Now you are faced with a routine that is as restrictive as it is derogatory: clean the balcony after every pigeon migration. Don’t worry, you don’t have to endure this inconvenience anymore because there is a trick that you can use to keep pigeons away from your balcony railing permanently: aluminum foil.
Pigeon on the balcony - Source: spm
How to install aluminum on the balcony to repel pigeons?
When faced with a horde of pigeons on your balcony, gesticulating or shouting won’t help. No matter how hard you try, the result is always the same: you come back every day, and a little more. Your balcony and everything around it becomes dirty. Luckily, you can rely on this good old aluminum foil to fix this problem. Aluminum is generally used in the kitchen and is an excellent ally to repel pigeons that land on the balcony railing. In fact, aluminum, when placed on the edge of the balcony, reflects sunlight, which greatly annoys the pigeons , as they hate anything that shines. In addition, pigeons also hate the noise that aluminum makes when it crumples or when multiple pieces are mixed together, which pushes them to find a new target.
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