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  • Dirty Birds!!

    Olive tree + pigeons = mess. I'm going to install bird spikes along the upper edges of the top rows of panels because that's where they sit. Panels are about as dirty as they've ever been.


    Bird poop on solar panel.jpg

  • #2
    Looks more like someone was making porn on your roof.

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    • #3
      I use to have a large plastic Owl on my roof. It seemed to keep the pigeon population down a bit.

      There are other things you can try but in most cases it takes a few things to get rid of them.

      Best I have seen (or heard) was some type of load noise generator which would easily scare all birds away. Although might upset the neighbors.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by SunEagle View Post
        ,,,,Best I have seen (or heard) was some type of loud noise generator which would easily scare all birds away. Although might upset the neighbors.
        Shotgun, bird shot, oblique angle, won't hurt panels, sweeps birds off them,
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        • #5
          Originally posted by Mike90250 View Post

          Shotgun, bird shot, oblique angle, won't hurt panels, sweeps birds off them,
          +1. If I am living in the country that is what I would do, but shooting off a gun in the city gets the wrong attention.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by SunEagle View Post

            +1. If I am living in the country that is what I would do, but shooting off a gun in the city gets the wrong attention.
            I suspect that might violate our HOA CC&Rs

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