The phone has been ringing off the hook from businesses around Australia being affected by birds perching in the perlons of their sheds, patios, warehouses or undercover play areas. Now, I can’t blame the birds for wanting to seek shelter but……they’ll need to go somewhere else once Bird Proofing Australia has visited! From Western Australia,…
DetailsIt was alarming to watch the news during the week and hear of native magpies being poisoned as a way to deal with the swooping and noisy birds annoying residence in Cleveland. It was reported that over 21 magpies were found dead by poisoned meat. Magpies culling’s aren’t uncommon. Back in December 2008, 20 magpies…
DetailsBird Proofing Australia, want to hear from you! We know you care about the birds even though you are annoyed by them and want a humane way to get rid of them. Simply tell us about your local school, child care centre, shops or workplace that could benefit from our bird proof netting solution. Don’t…
DetailsCar Park Bird Problem Last week we solved a long term problem of birds – mainly swallows – nesting in this car basement at the Sunshine Coast. The property company had tried sonic bird deterrents with no success. They tried bird poison which caused birds to die and suffer in the car park and the…
DetailsLast week we were contacted by two different property management companies to help them with their car park bird control problem. Basement Car Parks vs Birds Birds (mainly pigeons) have discovered the warmth and protection of car park basements. Now, this is nothing new but the problem of them nesting and dropping their faeces on…
DetailsLast week we had a customer call us from Cairns, Australia (lovely spot 🙂 ) who was after bird netting materials and “know how” for bird netting installation. One of the requests for installation was access to electrical equipment (e.g. lights) and fire sprinklers mounted in the roof under the bird netting. Often in the specifications…
DetailsLegionnaires disease has come back on the radar with water-cooling towers used in the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems in many buildings have tested positive for legionella according to an August 10, 2015 article in The News, in New York. This was a problem that arose in Australia in 2013 with the private Wesley hospital…
DetailsThis spring and summer in America has seen an obscene number of poultry destroyed due to avian flu which has crippled the country’s agricultural industry. As reported in The Sun, big poultry operations such as Salisbury-based Purdue Farms are on top of the situation. In addition to following its standard flu-prevention protocol, Purdue is also…
DetailsIn the U.S there are reports of turkey vultures causing damage to residence’s roofs and stopping normal outdoor activity. According to BirdBusters, “The bird droppings and nest contain fungal agents and parasites that carry a host of diseases including histoplasmosis, encephalitis, salmonella, meningitis, toxoplasmosis and more”. So, to deal with the problem the Fort Madison City Council…
DetailsA story this week was in the UK newspaper about a “young seagull trapped in a rooftop caught in netting to stop pigeons from nesting on roof”. The local fire fighters were called out to free the bird. Comments from the article include “Should have let nature take its course” and “What a waste…
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