How to get rid of Birds?

[Geonz]

(how dumb am I?)

So I have a very similar problem on my front porch... ya know, right where I walk in... and the silly hose is right there two feet away. I never thought of grabbing it on my way in and removign the daily deposits....

[TsPoet]

I, too, have a swallow's nest right above my front door. Like everyone says, I've been waiting for the end of the season to wash it down. But, does anyone know if these mud nests damage the house any? I've got a stucco house. If it isn't going to damage my house, they can come back next year!
I usually have tons of wasps every summer, this year I have 1 small wasp nest and that's all. I've been wondering if my swallows are also keeping the wasps down - if so they can definately stay!

[Aggie_Ama]

Zen- That is exactly what my little free-loaders look like! They are cute little guys. We do not have a huge bug problem but not on the porch, so maybe the little poopers can stay. Maybe I will just wash it down in the fall?

We also leave spiderwebs outside as long as they don't have poisonous residents and we are quite pleased with the 4-5 frogs we know of living in our yard! How is that for organic pest control?

[Zen]

I, too, have a swallow's nest right above my front door. Like everyone says, I've been waiting for the end of the season to wash it down. But, does anyone know if these mud nests damage the house any? I've got a stucco house. If it isn't going to damage my house, they can come back next year!
I usually have tons of wasps every summer, this year I have 1 small wasp nest and that's all. I've been wondering if my swallows are also keeping the wasps down - if so they can definately stay!

Two really good questions i'd like to know the answer to as well!