I don't know what to do - irritated neighbors

[LUCKYT]

LOL! I like you! Dave

[LokotaLoft]

ok my job is done here , Im going to bed lol have a good night

[LUCKYT]

Yep! i am way over due, Dave

[Eyla]

How is Paloma doing?

[pigeon_is_love]

I had the same problem and it seriously caused me a ton of anxiety.My pigeon Jerry came everyday and slowy the flock grew and grew until there was literally 40 out there in the mornin.I fed them and then I tried to spook them without scaring them.I would take out the trash or toss a little stick in the air .I wanted them to come eat but not hang out all day and poop on the neighbors brand new roof.So, its been like 6 months since the large group and it is much smaller and more manageable.Actually,I am distraught because I believe Jerry may be dead because she has not been here for a week and a day.It is sinking in now that it has been so many days. It has been a very hard few days .The longest she ever stayed away was 4 days .Anyway I know the stress of not wanting upset neighbors but loving the pigeons .Now that Jerry hasnt been around I only had 8 pigeons this morning.But it tears my heart out to see these guys without Jerry so if they stop coming I will probably stop feeding at home.Enjoy your pidge while you can .

[lindylou]

Originally Posted by LUCKYT

Eyla, insects? Pigeons befriending sparrows? SORRY, the pigeons in your part of the world are different than any i have seen or heard about. Dave

I live in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and my pigeons have done the same. They allowed a couple of little starlings to join them last winter, which was unusually cold, snowy and they literally hang out together. They mutually co-operate. They pigeons let the starlings come in to check and see if the coast is clear (and safe) and when the starlings being to feed, the pigeons come. The pigeons get squawked at by the Starlings, but they gently ignore the scoldings and co-operate with them, so I also have seen this behavior.