Over the last few days a Blue Tit has taken to attacking the window frames of my house and is intent on pecking out the putty. What to do? 12 bore seems a bit OTT and would also remove said windows.
I believe the Tit, like most wild birds is a protected species, you will get your collar felt if you go round shooting them, the obvious answer is to supply them with something a bit tastier than putty, nuts fat seeds and such, twill be the oil in the putty the poor little buggas seek, to tide em over the winter. I have no objection to you useing your 12 gauge on burglers car thieves and such, but tiz a sin to kill poor little critters who are just trying to survive.
Mr D, just bought one of those hanging lard/seed cake thingies to hang in an adjacent tree. (Thinks: Blackmailed by a half-ounce avian) Cat not an option as dogs would make it into a Davy Crockett hat. Another option I just thunk of is to put a model bird of prey on the window ledge to scare it off.
We will see.
Ed to add: I already put out a coupla handfull of seed every morning but the little sod is too dim/idle to fly round to the front garden with the rest of 'em.
Leave the Tits alone, they do a very good job. I love to see Tits at work Actually they need fats/oils to survive the winter, so a few fat cakes etc should do the trick.
Is it fresh putty or has it cured? If it's fresh mix a bit of a salt with it, that usually puts them off. If it's cured try hanging some fishing line with beads or small weights at the bottom over the opening. Alternatively make up one of those fat cakes al la Blue Peter. It's the linseed oil that they're after to bulk up ready for winter. So tempt them away with some lard
Dont get me started 
