Plague of pigeons?

[Feefo]

I don't know if everybody will be able to view this...it is about wood pigeons, although nobody in the clip calls them that and it is apparent that at least one person thinks they are evicted city pigeons. But at least there is no use of words like "vermin", "disease" or "culling".

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7833671.stm

Cynthia

[Larry_Cologne]

I like seeing so many of them grazing!

Why so many?


If we find out, may show some prescience among wood pigeons not available to humans. Another plus for the birds. Would be interesting.

Larry

[TAWhatley]

It will be interesting to see if it is ever figured out why the pigeons are there in such great numbers. I had been going to the local duck pond for years and years and had never seen a single pigeon there. Then, one day, there were three or four, and then maybe ten, and then maybe 30. Over the years since the first pigeons showed up, there are easily 80-100 pigeons there each day. Who knows why there were never any when I first started visiting this park and now there are a hundred or so.

Terry

[Teresa]

I coudn't see the images using the link, so I googled 'pigeon plague'. One of the items that came up was in U-Tube, "20 Ways to Kill a Pigeon". There are no words to describe what I saw there (though some of the pigeons were dummies) and in a few other related entries, and that's why I'm not even inserting a link.

CAN WE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT OBSCENITY?

[TAWhatley]

Originally Posted by Teresa

I coudn't see the images using the link, so I googled 'pigeon plague'. One of the items that came up was in U-Tube, "20 Ways to Kill a Pigeon". There are no words to describe what I saw there (though some of the pigeons were dummies) and in a few other related entries, and that's why I'm not even inserting a link.

CAN WE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT OBSCENITY?

Flag it on Youtube as animal cruelty.

Terry

[george simon]

There is an other thread on this subject which I posted to (pigeons in the news uk).I it remined me of our Passenger Pigeon and one can read the sad story about their demise. I would hope that our members in the UK would point out to those that want to get rid of these birds, would tell them about the loss of the wonderful bird the Passenger Pigeon GEORGE

[Teresa]

Originally Posted by TAWhatley

Flag it on Youtube as animal cruelty.

Terry

Done it! Also flagged another where a man, in the presence of a little boy, was shooting at pigeons perched on top of the houses opposite!!!

[tuxedobaby]

i saw that news article ,,some reckon the birds are migrants from e europe,escaping the harsh weather and lack of food,i also saw a few ferals including a white one in article,but mostly woodys and a couple of collered doves,while its nice to see so many pigeons,,,,being in britain,,,some people are bound to get thier knickers in a twist about the birds which worries me(our RSPB dont seem to like pigeons much)i got a RSPB calalogue to see if there were pigeon feeders in it,and alas there were devices to KEEP PIGEONS AWAY!!!not too impressed after that,its an impressive sight to see all those pigeons,but im waiting too hear all the moaning minnies complain about them!