Pigeons are likely to feed on scraps of food, grains, seeds and plants which can make your garden the perfect restaurant or them to be regulars - but there's a simple way of keeping them at bay with junk that you would otherwise throw away. The big birds can be incredibly frustrating to deal with when they're digging up your plants and pooing on your fences - but you can keep them at bay by simply using reflective objects. Dr Liessa Bowen, a wildlife biology expert from Epic Gardening , recently told The Express how to deter birds in humane fashion - by simply hanging pie tins around the garden.
She said: "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. If they are close enough to touch each other, they will not only create flashes of light and movement but gentle clonking sounds as they knock against each other.
" Read more: Terrified cat in shelter for over 100 days finds loving Northumberland home with David Bowie-loving owners Keep up to date with all the latest local news from Northumberland with our free newsletter As tins reflect sunlight, birds will be randomly flashed by them in the summer months and be startled or confused. And when hung rom a tree, a pie tin will also move and create noise which birds can interpret as potential threats. Dr Bowen, added: "Pie tins can be quite effective to deter birds from browsing in your fruit trees, but they work best when you .