How To Scare Birds Away From My Balcony?

If you have a balcony, you can spend some time there drinking coffee or reading a book. However, you may have also noticed that birds are attracted to balconies and can take up residence there.

Some people enjoy keeping birds, but there are several reasons why you should scare them off your balcony.

Why you should keep birds away from your home?

First, birds can be nasty. Droppings can remain on the balcony, making it difficult to clean and can damage surfaces. Droppings are unsanitary and can carry diseases harmful to humans.

Secondly, birds can cause damage to your balcony. It can nest and cause structural damage, especially if you use unsuitable materials for building balconies.

Third, birds can be noisy, especially during mating season. This can disturb your peace of mind, especially if you live in a densely populated area. 

Finally, some birds can be aggressive and attack humans. This is especially true during the breeding season when birds guard their offspring. This is dangerous, especially if you have children or pets.

You can use various methods to scare birds away from your balcony. Such as intense smells that birds hate, shiny objects, use bird spikes, or make loud noises. It is important to note that birds are protected by law in Hong Kong and should not be harmed in any way. 

4 smells that will keep birds away

For a long time, it was commonly believed that birds had no sense of smell. But evolutionary biologist Daniel Whitaker didn't like it.

Beginning her research, she discovered that birds can not only smell, but that smell is an integral part of their behavior and life, influencing everything from nest building to mate choice.

So is there any chance we can utilize scents to keep birds away? Actually there are some smells that are considered effective in repelling the birds like house sparrows or feral pigeons.

Garlic

Do birds hate garlics?

Garlic contains a natural chemical called allicin, which makes it an irritant to birds. So you can use this information to your advantage by creating a garlic spray to use where you don't want your bird to perch. 

Peppermint

Do birds hate peppermint?

Birds find strong peppermint scents very irritating and avoid areas sprayed with this scent. However, the scent of peppermint should be highly condensed to be effective against bird landing. 

Cayenne pepper

Do birds hate chili?

As you probably know, cayenne pepper or chili is a common olfactory irritant in most animals, including humans. So do birds. Even some of us humans find chili quite irritating to our noses, so it’s no surprise that birds also find this product irritating to their olfactory senses. 

Vinegar

Do vinegar effective to keep birds away?

The smell of vinegar is very unpleasant for birds. It's a common household item, so you can easily put it in a spray bottle and use it anywhere you want to avoid birds in your garden. 

How effective is the use of natural scents to repel birds?

Although most spraying or plant oil suppliers will say it loud that natural oil mentioned above is effective repellant to stop the birds, there are some tips to bear in mind:

1. These substances are difficult to obtain in truly effective concentrations. To really be effective, you need to apply a lot of those plants or extracted oil. The application should be repeated frequently. Maybe even every day or twice a day. 
2. A handful of cotton balls soaked in vinegar or peppermint will keep the bird at bay, but it will only take him a day or two before the smell goes away. So are homemade sprays.

These home remedies for bird-repellent odor require amounts, concentrations, and reapplications to be effective over the long term, making them impractical for most people. In fact, we don’t even have any scientific proof to support these methods. In the professional pest control industry, we will use a handful of more effective methods with higher cost-effectiveness. 
 

Other DIY repellent of birds 

• Shiny hanging objects that reflect sunlight, such as old CDs, aluminum foil, small mirrors, reflective tape, or metal objects.
• Visual scares: decoys such as owl and eagle statues. However, these must be moved frequently so that the bird can be believed to be real. But Daniel Whitaker finds out that every species of bird has a distinct scent that is unique to them, which may make statues scary to birds in the first impression, but not in the long run. 
• Disco balls, pinwheels, pinwheels that move, reflect, and make noise in the wind. 

Advices from professional bird control and management company

Most birds are completely harmless in their natural environment, but they can carry more than 60 bird-borne diseases, including salmonellosis, encephalitis and cryptococcosis. Bird pests not only pose a potential threat to human health, they can also put your business at risk. The key to eliminating bird infestations is early detection and effective deterrence methods by an experienced bird control expert.

Bird Netting

Bird netting can provide an immediate, effective and discreet solution to rid an area of pest bird problems. Netting has been used repeatedly and successfully by Rentokil to protect and preserve buildings and structures across the globe. 

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Bird Spikes (Bird Point Deterrent)

A versatile and effective solution that can be fitted to any part of your premises where birds are likely to settle. The points are a humane method to prevent birds from roosting on exposed ledges, sills, steel beams, and other common places by gently pushing the birds off balance and forcing them to alight elsewhere.

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Keep birds away with Rentokil's professional treatment

If the bird problem grows significantly, or your working site is exposed to obvious bird infestation, it is time to get rid of bird completely. 

At Rentokil, our qualified local service technicians are backed by global knowledge and innovation. If you have spotted signs of a bird infestation, such as droppings or feathers scattering on your premises, it is time to get professional treatment. 

Rentokil Hong Kong provides comprehensive and humane bird control solution. 

Call Rentokil today at +85229546888 for your home and business premises and we will be determined to arrange a site inspection. Alternatively, you can drop us an enquiry online.