The installation of solar panels on your roof offers the perfect space for birds to roost and nest under them hence why you get your pigeons under solar panels issue.
Pigeons nesting under solar panels.
The warmth emitted all year around is another benefit to the birds.
The roof is sheltered under the protective canopy of solar panels keeping birds safe from the elements and predators.
Just like other birds pigeons often seek shelter from predators rain and the sun.
Also pigeon feces carry a number of parasites and diseases.
Bird problems and solutions.
Bird barrier offers a solar panel protection kit to prevent birds from getting under the panels.
Even worse when birds build nests under solar panels they attract other pests such as squirrels and rodents.
Birds love the space between solar panels due to the warmth provided by them.
And they can chew through a solar panel s electrical wiring which can provoke short circuits and in extreme situations fires.
Solar panels provide an enticing site for pigeons looking for shelter and a safe place to build a nest.
Unfortunately they tend to build their nests and raise young pigeons on the surfaces of man made structures especially solar panels.
The space under solar panels is almost ideal for nesting so it s not surprising that pigeons and other pest birds are attracted to it.