christineredgate said:I have purchased a childs mini gun into which one inserts caps(I think they are called) I fire these caps outside the door when the Pidgeons are raiding the tray of food,and it does keep them away for a while.The other birds do not seem to bother,fly off,but return instantly,but not the Pidgeons.
Elizabeth,I bought it from our local village shop which stocks a large selection of childrens cheap toys.The caps are not very good as the gunpowder(or whatever )tends to fall out as ones tries to insert the rings into the gun.The gun cost 99p and little tubs of caps cost 64p each.I think there are around 100 in each tub.But as soon as Barry has recovered(he fell off his tractor yesterday,and has sprained knee ligaments) I am going to go to a larger toy shop,and by something a little larger.My neighbours think it is hilarious,as I had to tell them what I was doing.Seeing or hearing an over 60yrs outside banging a toy pistol!!.But it does seem to work.Albeit the Pigeons do eventually return.Elizabeth Bigg said:You've certainly woken up an old thread here Christine! I'm interested in the cap gun - I didn't realise you could still get such things. have a cap gun!
That is my experience as well. I keep a small amount of hulled peanuts and peanuts in the shell in a wire feeder. I don't fill it up because peanuts get moldy pretty quickly in damp weather. And I keep shelled black oil sunflower in a tray feeder. Titmice, chickadees, nuthatches, and downy woodpecker go to both equally. The Carolina wrens and cardinals seems to prefer the sunflower and the blue jays the peanuts.christineredgate said:About equal.