What’s more they walk all over the balcony, hop into freshly watered pots, then leave messy footprints everywhere. They feed on your fast depleting Tulsi plant and denude it by carrying away twigs leaving one to stare at empty planters. A sad task for someone already cursed with a black thumb.
Then they go and lay eggs with abandon and if you as much as go near them while clearing up the balcony they never come back. Then you have to deal with the maid’s accusing glances for ages for having murdered those baby pigeons, which BTW are called ‘squabs’. Plus you have to deal with the ‘paap’ of having a wrecked a family and NO you do not get to share the blame with the squabs’ parents who are brave enough to come mess your balcony the very same day yet don’t spare a thought for their abandoned progeny. Nope they’re not responsible.. you are. Oh the unfairness of it all!!
Anyway, the other day I was complaining yet again and the kids decided to make a scarecrow…um.. ‘scarepigeon’.
Two sticks were sourced from the garden, tied together and a paper face cut out |
Hrit spared an old shirt and the man’s ready to guard my Tulsi plant. BTW he’s holding a sword. Dare you come now pigeons!! |
Wierd as it looks it served it’s purpose… the pigeons are keeping their distance.
I have this similar problem. Great idea!
@Shilpa: Aww that's sad. But they really are suicidal.
@Snigs: Ha ha.. and it worked .
A sword in hand eh! drastic measures indeed!
A sword in hand eh! drastic measures indeed!
Oh! Dont ask me about these pigeons! Am fed up of them! What you have mentioned is exactly our story too. So, we installed a net in one balcony! We were free from their menace for a few days till they started getting entangled in it! And one even died while we were out of home for 3-4 days! 😐
That's a creative scarepigeon… seeing for the first time for a Tulsi!! 🙂
@magiceye: Thanks
@Sugeeth: Lolz.. he'd be glad to oblige, I'm sure.
You stole words from my mouth, OM. I havent used my balcony for more than a year only because of this piegon mess. 🙁
I think, i may need to come over and ask Hrit to make me a scarepigeon too. 🙂
Very creative!!