"My" Flock

[Pete Jasinski]

I've decided to share some pics of my extended family. These guys and gals are great! They wait on my roof above my bedroom windows and coo all morning until I come down to feed them, then they skim over my head and run to my feet for breakfast. I wish I could take them all in!
Here's a link to my flock's super sized pic. It's amazing to see these guys and gals in flight! http://www.elliotscoins.com/images/myflock.jpg

[AZWhitefeather]

Thanks for sharing your pijjies with us.
The black & white pij in your first photo looks like he could be a relative to one in my flock.

Cindy

[Pete Jasinski]

I have enough pics to use up all you disk space probably! The flock is very photogenic. Who know's, our two black & whites could be related somewhere down the line

[Pete Jasinski]

I've had pigeons around so much of my life I could never imagine there are places you actually have to commute to to see these lil fellas. I have 2 flocks in 2 seperate locations I feed and water, I'd gladly ship one over for your enjoyment It'll cut my seed cost in half, who am I kidding I'll still by the same amount and just find another flock to feed elsewhere. My pijis know my truck also! They see me driving down the road and they'll fly overhead and follow me down the street and land on my roof as I pull into the driveway.
I'm lucky, my area is teaming with birds to feed. I have my flock of 50 to 60 pigeons, 25 to 30 doves, a cardinal family, a hairy & redheaded woodpecker family plus hundres of sparrows and finches.

[Victor]

Originally Posted by AZWhitefeather

Thanks for sharing your pijjies with us.
The black & white pij in your first photo looks like he could be a relative to one in my flock.

Cindy

Speaking of photos,I was browsing through Webshots.com at the office and found a feral pigeon that resembles our Tooter, so I downloaded it! Most of my office screensavers have been transit buses.Carob on my desktop is so much relaxing to look at!By the way, yours and mine very well may be related! ~Victor

[Lin Hansen]

Great pictures, Pete. I will join the club here, and also say that some of "my" birds may be related to yours....although in our case, there is a good chance that it's true with the flocks being only a couple of miles apart! LOL

Linda

[Pete Jasinski]

Originally Posted by Lin Hansen

Great pictures, Pete. I will join the club here, and also say that some of "my" birds may be related to yours....although in our case, there is a good chance that it's true with the flocks being only a couple of miles apart! LOL

Linda

Ya know Linda they just might be the same flock. They must know where the suckers are! They're here for breakfast and then hang out for a few hours. They probably hit your house later on in the day for brunch. What a life! Eat, fly rest, poop and sleep!

[zoo keeper]

I was just wondering ... When you feed the feral flocks do you ever see birds with bands? That has really been crossing my mind lately and I know where a huge flock lives and I was thinking of going to feed them this week just so I can get a closer look at them. I always look at them when I am driving to work.

[Pete Jasinski]

I've haven't found one with a band yet. These guys come within inches from me so I get up close and personal. If I did ever see a banded bird I'd be sure to nab it and try to finds it's home.

[zoo keeper]

Thanks for that info. I always wonder if my lost birds are in a feral flock somewhere.

[Lin Hansen]

Hi Zk,

I try to look my flock over pretty well while they are here each day, and in the last year, only once did I spot a banded bird. It was just one orange band and I could not get close enough to read it or to catch him. He seemed to be in good health and was with "my" flock only two days. I am assuming (and hoping) he was just resting and refueling before heading home.

Linda

[TAWhatley]

I occasionally see a banded bird with the feral flock at the local duck pond park. Thus far they have appeared to be in good health and definitely not possible to catch (I always try). Most are with the flock for only a few days, but there was one black one I saw every day for about three months before he went missing. I'm hoping that one decided it was time to go home and did so.

Terry

[John_D]

Most times I see a banded bird, they soon seem to disappear again when I follow the progress of a group over a few weeks.

Where I live, tho, an all black banded pigeon turned up on my balcony with some of the local ferals something like three years ago, and he is still around having acquired a mate, looking fit and sleek

John

[Pete Jasinski]

It's nice that the lost banded pidgie found a home plus a mate and is thriving! I wish i could return Dudley to his flock but he'll never be able to make it in the outdoors again

[zoo keeper]

I think it would be fun and interesting to observe a feral flock for a while and just see what I see. This flock that I look at every day I go to work is huge, it must be 200 birds. This afternoon it was windy and the pigeons seemed to be playing in the wind. It was cute. I dont ever see them on the ground, they stay on top of the mobil, mcdonalds, carrows and del taco signs. I wonder if they would come down if I tossed some food?