Expert reveals cheap trick to keep pigeons out of your garden without causing them harm A nice garden can be an open invitation for pigeons to feast on your produce Dr Liessa Bowen revealed cheap and sustainable ways to ward off these fiends READ MORE: Experts reveal how to adjust bird feeders to ward off rodents By Matthew Cox Published: 08:16 EDT, 27 May 2024 | Updated: 08:18 EDT, 27 May 2024 e-mail 4 View comments A well kept garden could easily come across as an all-you-can-eat opportunity for an opportunistic pigeon, on the lookout for seeds, fruit and anything else you might leave out in your bird feeder. However, there are cheap and sustainable ways to ward off these feathered fiends without compromising your outdoor haven. Not only can greedy pigeons gobble up any feed intended for smaller birds, but they also leave a trail of unwanted mess behind them.
American wildlife biology expert for Epic Gardening, Dr Liessa Bowen, has revealed that pigeons can be humanely deterred using shiny objects like pie tins or CDs. 'Pie tins are cheap, shiny, and can be easily hung in trees. Hang several in your fruit trees or along fences where they can gently twirl in the breeze,' she told The Express .
Dr Liessa Bowen revealed hanging up used pie tins or old CDs and DVDs can be a cheap and sustainable way to ward off pesky pigeons (stock image) If you have a few tins close together, the noise they make brushing against each other in slightly stronger winds can also help startle birds.