The overengineered solution to my pigeon problem (2022)
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Re: The overengineered solution to my pigeon problem (2022)
#2TL;DR: I built a wifi-equipped water gun to shoot the pigeons on my balcony, controlled over the internet by a python script running openCV reading the camera image of my old iPhone.
Re: The overengineered solution to my pigeon problem (2022)
#3Our solution: feed the pigeons in a separate place where they congregate in wait. And it works.
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#4I really only wanted to see funny videos of pigeons being squirted but nothing...
Re: The overengineered solution to my pigeon problem (2022)
#5The only thing that seemed to work for me was putting a thread across the railing where they used to land. I glued some cheap hooks to the wall either side of the railing and ran a thread over and back.
I’m not sure why it worked. They either can see the thread and get put off, or they don’t see it and freak out when they land on it. I’ve tried both black and white thread and both seem effective. It did snap once probably due to a pigeon being caught out but that’s not a problem.
It doesn’t getin my way either as the thread is loose enough for me to rest my arm on the handrail without it breaking.
My balcony has been crap free for about a year now and it cost like £2 to do.
Re: The overengineered solution to my pigeon problem (2022)
#6There's a cat in our neighborhood that shits on our back porches multiple times a day (I have no idea how this is possible, maybe it means the cat will die soon!), and I finally got a huge industrial fan and hooked it up to a motion sensor. Mischief managed.
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#7A loud bang works and you don't have to aim
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#8As always there’s someone on the internet a step beyond. Meet the pussy wetter: https://pussywetter.com/
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#9How does this work with a fixed gun? Perhaps its not a narrow jet as I was assuming. Is a broad cone or mist spray sufficient?
Re: The overengineered solution to my pigeon problem (2022)
#10previously:
May 2022, 103 comments - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31377985