Pigeons in our Environment
Most of the pigeons you see around a city, or any building, bridge or structure, are pigeons that were born and raised close by. A few may be "vagrants" and constantly on the move, but most of them are your neighbors. Pigeons might properly be called "rock doves," indeed, that's the natural place for them to be, in small rocky outcroppings. It's just that man's many artificial structures offer so many excellent nesting areas.
Pigeons are also used to people, who tend to feed them, contributing to their increased populations. Pigeons can subsist on just about any kind of diet, and will crowd out songbirds that feed near them. Pigeons are strictly diurnal, daytime animals, and they seek out a safe place to roost every night, and will only fly at night when disturbed.
In a local population of pigeons, there will be a few dominant birds, usually the breeding males, followed by the local population of fertile females, juveniles and mated pairs. The dominant birds are alphas, all the rest are omegas, and each breeding male can control many omegas, depending on the other resident populations. The dominant males come and go, sometimes staying in the area. The juveniles, if they survive a winter or two, become breeding males, or females, in their own territory, which can be yards or miles away from where they were born.
Pigeons of any kind are creatures of habit. They are not disturbed by replicas of owls or hawks, (for very long) and will even become used to moving doors or machinery after a few days. A railroad line usually has a large building for the inside repair or inspection of railroad cars, and the pigeons will wait, very patiently, for the doors to open, when a car is brought in or removed. They swoop in or out quickly as the doors open. They have this routine down to a "T" and know they can get in by just waiting long enough.
EKA BIRD Control Nylon Net
To be effective, a bird netting installation must be well planned and properly installed. The following guidelines provide a basic outline designed to help you plan for a bird netting installation. Each installation is different and some steps may not apply to your application. If you have questions or need help, please EKA To get a details of these steps
1. EKA Observation:
2. Where to Install the Net:
3. Measurements:
4. Which Bird Netting to Use:
EKA offers several types of bird netting. Choose the type of netting that best suits the application.
EKA POLYNET: Ultra-light construction. Use for installations where low visibility and economy are more important than longevity. Low cost.
EKA Poly Net : Tough, seamless construction. Used for all bird netting applications. 1/2" square mesh stops large and small birds. Economical netting, Resists UV.
EKA NYLON NET : Heavy-duty knotted, multi-strand bird net. Used for all bird netting applications. Ideal for long term use in harsh environment its strong mesh stops most birds.
If you are not sure which netting you should use, Contact EKA. Our customer assistance professionals will help you choose the best netting for your application.
Information about Nylon Net
Nylon is a generic designation for a family of synthetic polymers known generically as aliphatic polyamides, first produced on February 28, 1935, by Wallace Carothers at DuPont's research facility at the DuPont Experimental Station. Nylon is one of the most commonly used polymers.[1] Key representatives are nylon-6,6; nylon-6; nylon-6,9; nylon-6,10; nylon-6,12; nylon-11; nylon-12 and nylon-4,6.[1]
Nylon is a thermoplastic,[2] silky material, first used commercially in a nylon-bristled toothbrush (1938), followed more famously by women's stockings("nylons"; 1940) after being introduced as a fabric at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Nylon is made of repeating units linked by amide bonds and is frequently referred to as polyamide (PA). Nylon was the first commercially successful synthetic thermoplastic polymer. There are two common ways of making nylon for fiber applications. In one approach, molecules with an acid (-COOH) group on each end are reacted with molecules containing amine (-NH2) groups on each end. The resulting nylon is named on the basis of the number of carbon atoms separating the two acid groups and the two amines. These are formed into monomers of intermediate molecular weight, which are then reacted to form long polymer chains.
Nylon was intended to be a synthetic replacement for silk and substituted for it in many different products after silk became scarce during World War II. It replaced silk in military applications such as parachutes and flak vests, and was used in many types of vehicle tires.
Nylon fibers are used in many applications, including clothes fabrics, bridal veils, package paper, carpets, musical strings, pipes, tents, and bird control NET
Concepts of nylon :-
The first approach: combining molecules with an acid (COOH) group on each end are reacted with two chemicals that contain amine (NH2) groups on each end. This process createsnylon 6,6, made of hexamethylene diamine with six carbon atoms and adipic acid.
The second approach: a compound has an acid at one end and an amine at the other and is polymerized to form a chain with repeating units of (-NH-[CH2]n-CO-)x. In other words, nylon 6 is made from a single six-carbon substance called caprolactam. In this equation, if n = 5, then nylon 6 is the assigned name (may also be referred to as polymer).
On the other hand, nylon 6 is easy to dye, more readily fades; it has a higher impact resistance, a more rapid moisture absorption, greater elasticity and elastic recovery.
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