I should bad mojo you for that. :p

I wouldn't mind them except they make a huge mess, and once they've nested there they'll keep coming back. And they pratically attack you when you go out on the balcony. Not to mention the cooing makes me absolutely bonkers.

Yeah, we had mourning doves on our balcony for a couple years in a row. It was cute for a while, but annoying, especially since they nest in my plants so I can't water them while they're there.

Maybe you guys could borrow a couple of Lisa's cats to chase them away.
Frodo loves chasing away birds, too. You could rent him for a couple of weeks if you like. :D

A few sticks in the pots did the trick.

You impaled them? :eek:

Yup. Like GD said, just put a few sticks into your potted plants poking upwards so they can't nest in them. We used wooden skewers. There were a few house hunters checking out the porch this season but none of them stayed due to lack of nesting spots :)

We have a pair of doves, I think they nested in our neighbors yard. we also have a gorgeous blue jay in one of our trees. He is a pretty bold sucker. My fav though, is a robin. I talk to him and he cocks his head and talks back.

The doves play "tag" with our neighbor's dachsund. They really are playing a game. It is fun to watch.

Poohdog doesn't acknowledge the birds, but should a cat dare enter HIS yard, it is on.

I used to to stake my plants when I lived in LA, tons of doves. These are trying to nest up in the rafters of the balcony. I'm trying to figure out a way to block of the area so they can't get in there.

I have a pair of pidgeons trying to build a nest on my front awning. the far-too-steep angle just keeps pissing them off I think. I find a stack of sticks nearly every day on the stairs below it that obviously they're bringing in, setting down and watching them slide off.

geez, pidgeons are dumb. :p they seem to have zero sense of physics.