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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Peewit" data-source="post: 1382981" data-attributes="member: 57492">hi Deborah,I was having a think about this thread last night, and I do  remember years ago we had Ferel pigeons problems whilst living in my third floor flat.At that time everyone in the same block of flats got tired of all the Ferel pigeons pooing all over the window sills and I remember buying this gloppy stuff which had a smell which all pigeons hated.  Mind you I am talking about years ago.You smeared some on your window sill, and pigeons would not come near it.  I wonder if there is such a type of product on the market now?  Probabily not as it is outdated.I have had a look on the website and there is something called hotfoot (not nasty by name by the way). <a href="http://www.hotfoot.com/gel-pd.html" target="_blank">http://www.hotfoot.com/gel-pd.html</a>Another more Eco friendly product<a href="http://pignx.com/" target="_blank">http://pignx.com/</a>Another suggestion was to add a shape of an Owl/Plastic Owl or even a crow, (or a plastic decoy), but I wonder how you could achieve that other than maybe sticking an outline onto your window (like the bird shapes to stop birds crashing into your window)Other ideas are silver streamers which reflect light, (like farmers use in their fields to deter birds),  as the quick movement frightens them off.Some other suggestions.  I think it would depend how negotiable this lady is - if she is at all?</blockquote>