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I think I wrote a while ago about a (thankfully small) infestation of bedbugs in my apt. ... they seem to be gone now but one of the fallouts from that was that I had to get a lot of stuff out of my unit very quickly. A lot of THAT is on my balcony ... and the resulting clutter has provided the perfect nesting place for a pair of wild pigeons. I've been following Heckle and Jeckle (the hatchlings) which hasn't been hard because the damn nest is right outside my balcony door.
I opened the door today ... and H and J are not on the nest. I hadn't looked in on them for a week so they must've gone through that last growth spurt REALLY fast (I'm 14 floors up so that eliminates a lot of predators).
What I want to know is: when can I start sweeping up the "nest" (quotation marks because ... well, anybody who's seen a pigeon's nest will know
) to convince Mom and Dad to go elsewhere? I do not want them laying another clutch of eggs -- at least, not on my doorstep. If they move to the other end of the balcony I won't be in such a hurry for them to leave, but I want them off my doorstep.
Update: ugh ... too late. Somebody (don't know if it's the same pair) just laid a single egg (second one no doubt to come) again ... right at the door.
I moved it. And blocked the spot where the new nest was. I see I am going to have to move quickly, and be outside often, if I want to make myself the "nuisance neighbour" to them.
I opened the door today ... and H and J are not on the nest. I hadn't looked in on them for a week so they must've gone through that last growth spurt REALLY fast (I'm 14 floors up so that eliminates a lot of predators).
What I want to know is: when can I start sweeping up the "nest" (quotation marks because ... well, anybody who's seen a pigeon's nest will know
) to convince Mom and Dad to go elsewhere? I do not want them laying another clutch of eggs -- at least, not on my doorstep. If they move to the other end of the balcony I won't be in such a hurry for them to leave, but I want them off my doorstep.Update: ugh ... too late. Somebody (don't know if it's the same pair) just laid a single egg (second one no doubt to come) again ... right at the door.
I moved it. And blocked the spot where the new nest was. I see I am going to have to move quickly, and be outside often, if I want to make myself the "nuisance neighbour" to them.
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