A pigeon person, me? never!

[Victor]

It has been nearly one year now that "Tooter "came into our lives.Thinking back to two years ago, when we had a small family of pigeons living in a bird crawl space between our attic area and the built-in shed, the thought of having pigeons practically living in our house never came to my mind much except maybe in the morning when they would "coooo" and "goog-alcog goog-goog-algoog" over and over again. I recall my wife Bev saying how soothing the sound was as the sounds echoed out from our living room closet.I also remember telling my wife last winter that in the Spring I was planning on chasing the pigeons out and covering the opening with some sort of fencing.She argued that they are not hurting anything, so I dismissed that thought from my mind. All of a sudden the pigeons that lived up there for several years all of a sudden vacated their home.I believe Tooter (our pijjie)was one of the dwellers that lived there.Bev found him hurt and bleeding on our front steps .He had been a victim of careless teenagers shooting their BB guns.Well, that can very well be another story for a different day, but now I see pigeons in a totally different prospective. I often wonder why our pigeons left their "loft" and wonder why we do not have more.We are blessed with 5 brown squirrels, one black one, numerous sparrows, starlings, cardinals,speckled birds, blue jays, and some sort of larger black( crows?)
Every day when I go outdoors to feed our wild animals, I always look up in hopes of finding a stray pigeon! Oddly enough, just up the street(oh equivilent of 2 blocks) there is a team of pigeons that roost on a house roof all the time. Across the street is a Bag 'n Save supermarket, and every time I am checking out I admire their formations and am sometimes tempted to try and lure them to my place. And to add pain to injury, on my way to work, oh just another mile, is a flock of feral pigeons, and one very beautiful solid white one as well.Isn't strange how peoples minds change? Believe me, NEVER SAY NEVER!

[Garye]

Believe me, I was taught to feel no sympathy towards pigeons by my mother. She was a city girl so she saw them all the time where she lived but a few years after she married, our family moved to the suburbs and I don't recall ever seeing any pigeons before there. It was just only recent that I noticed some had moved in to our local mall. That's when I came across Hectoria. She was bold enough to trust me for the first time so we became fast friends. That's also when I noticed how cute pigeons were because it was the first time I saw one so close.

My mother still regards pigeons as dirty birds, but for that matter, all birds could be considered dirty when you think of it. I've tried showing her pix of them that I had taken with my camera but she still does not like them. Some of them are really pretty birds.

The funny thing is that when I go to feed Hectoria and her friends, not once did they mess my car and they wait patiently for their food. I love to see them come over. But every day when I go to work, I'll notice crap all over my car from the lovely song birds. I think pigeons are getting a bad rap.

I love pigeons. They're cute, personable and very trusting. How many wild birds do you know that are comfortable getting close to people on a daily basis?

[Victor]

It is really great how we can all relate to one another on PigeonTalk.com,isn't it?

[feralpigeon]

"My ferals" poop on me and the car when they see me.....I thought that it meant that they were happy to see me.
fp

[Victor]

They ARE happy to see you. Their muscles contract and expand because they see you, and it "just happens".It is a moment they experience which they have no control over. I don't mind it so much when "matter" happens to evolve on my "pigeon smock" but when I get "touched" on my head, ok it is time to roost somewhere else!

[Lin Hansen]

Victor,

LOL ....I don't know, in some cultures, I've heard it's good luck to get "touched" on the head.

Linda

[Victor]

Very funny Lin! Ya never know, this might just promote scalp stimulation and hair regrowth in my thinning area!

[pigeonmama]

Snicker!!!
Daryl
Off to work. Talk to you all later.

[newbie]

I have to admit that if somone had told me three years ago that I would have homing pigeons and enjoy them so much..I would not have believed them! Once bitten by these pidges...they are a joy to watch!

CR

[Avalona Birdy]

We've all been bitten by the Vamp Pigeon! It sucked our blood, and now we are doomed to love all pigeons for the rest of our crazy existences!



My roller pigeon just hatched a baby, but it's a cross-breed between a roller and a fantail or a high-flyer. WHAT to do. XP

[Trees Gray]

Hi Victor,

When Tooter was injured, that was the day your whole way of looking at pigeons changed. Something good seems to always come out of something bad.

A lot of us here, changed out attitude about pigeons because of finding that first injured or needy bird.

Garye, I appreciated what you said too. I'm sure glad you didn't listen to what your mom said, that poor bird you rescued wouldn't be alive today.

I'm one of those that never formed a negative opinion about pigeons, as my dad introduced me to the art and skill of homing pigeons when I was little. I never had an idea back then, that people could think so negatively about pigeons.

You all have your own wonderful stories, and I feel we are all blessed to know the truth about these wonderful birds, and to be able to share with others.

I may have loved pigeons all along, but I got to meet a whole lot more pigeons and their people thru this forum, so I consider myself blessed too.

[maryjane]

I'm embarrassed to say I never noticed pigeons much, until I found a baby floating down the November river over six years ago. Now I have had over 200 in my care at one time or another, with 25-ish who will be with me forever, and of course I notice hundreds of them every day, no matter where I am. Especially in my own backyard! I don't know how I went so long without them but am so enchanted by these special little creatures, I will never be pigeon-less again.

[Victor]

My goodness, this thread is "retro" now! When I look back to February 2005, I only had one, our Tooter. I never thought of my self really as a "pigeon person", but looking at myself, my family, and our EIGHT pet pigeons, I definately believe in NEVER say NEVER! Avalona Pigeon, thanks for bringing this old post up!



ok, so now I guess I am a pigeon person!

[Victor]

Originally Posted by maryjane

I don't know how I went so long without them but am so enchanted by these special little creatures, I will never be pigeon-less again.

Here here MJ! I second that!

[Victor]

Originally Posted by Trees Gray

I may have loved pigeons all along, but I got to meet a whole lot more pigeons and their people thru this forum, so I consider myself blessed too.

A big AMEN to that Treesa!