Nest Extradinaire!

[John_D]

Wow! That is an amazing structure!


Some of ours build very ornate nests, but never anything near that one in height.

I'd say he musta been a compulsive nest-builder

John

[Lady Tarheel]

Shi, just curious....did Peter build it from scratch or add on to an existing nest?

[Happy]

Mr Squeaks, That is the Largest Pigeon nest I have ever seen by far. Thanks for the Pic.
Happy

[phyll]

Originally Posted by Lady Tarheel

Shi, just curious....did Peter build it from scratch or add on to an existing nest?

That's what I was wondering about also. During the winter, we feed pigeons in a parking garage at the mall. Bob drives & wherever I see pigeons, I jump out of the car to leave seed.
One nest struck me funny because it was so high. It seemed even higher than the one pictured here.

When I got back into the car, I said to Bob, "I think that pigeon has OCD."
When I mentioned the height of the nest to a cousin, she thought the reason may have been for warmth.
She figured it was warmer near the ceiling of the garage, which made sense to me.

Obviously, that was not the case with Peter's nest, so now I am wondering if maybe the nest I saw, was nest, upon nest, upon nest. Do they ever do that?

Phyll

[Garye]

Peter was a pied too! Just like Garye! He was indeed quite an architect. All the pigeon nests I've seen were just flimsy pieces of odd materials. This bird had acquired taste! He knew the finer things in life and knew how to obtain them.

No wonder he was able to attract so many women and be so fruitful and multiply so much!

[pdpbison]

What a neat story...and what a great Nest..!


I bet he has builts quite a few Nests over the years too...!


Phil
Las Vegas

[mr squeaks]

Actually, I think this was Peter's FIRST nest. He picked the area and built from SCRATCH! NO pigeons had build in those windows before and the building had been there for YEARS.

Once Peter started, his progeny continued. There were NO pigeons at first, then 3, then the kids started coming back. I think I counted about SIX windows, eventually, that had pigeons and ALL were Peter's kids, NOT to mention HIS continued matings! He would have eggs in the Mansion nest, then when those hatched and were a week or so old, he and his mate would have 2 more eggs in the Cottege Nest (half the size of the Mansion). Back and forth they would go!!

Yes, Garye, he is a Pied and one of the most beautiful I have ever seen. That's what drew my attention to him in the first place when I saw him pecking away in a grassy area with his buddies.

He had some Pied kids too and they were GORGEOUS. Since the windows have been screened, I have no idea what happened to everyone! ESPECIALLY, since they screened the windows AFTER I left! Otherwise, I would have looked for everyone!

Peter's story is in the STORY section under: "A Pigeon Named Peter: Starting a Dynasty." I go in to more detail about his kids.

Cornell was quite fascinated by his nest too as they said pigeons aren't exactly known for being nest builders! And, they were interested in the morphs (colors) of his kids for their Project Pigeon Watch.

[Garye]

Yes, Garye, he is a Pied and one of the most beautiful I have ever seen. That's what drew my attention to him in the first place when I saw him pecking away in a grassy area with his buddies.

He had some Pied kids too and they were GORGEOUS.

Of course pieds are the most beautiful. After all, that's what Garye is!

[mr squeaks]

Originally Posted by Garye

Of course pieds are the most beautiful. After all, that's what Garye is!

I thought of Garye when I posted this thread! She reminds me of Peter!

I sure hope he and his kids are OK! ASU has some places where pijies hang out, especially around my former building area. That area is established and ALSO near the Student Union, which has many eating places inside. Due to our weather, there are places to eat OUTSIDE so we essentially have a pijie eating paradise: many students = MUCH food...

I will be on campus for 4 days next week helping with a job fair. Will DEFINITELY keep my eyes open for Peter and the gang! Hopefully, they have stayed in the same general area.

[maryjane]

That is phenomenal. I won't show Mrs. Bird, as she thinks her condor nest is the biggest ever made. I thought so too, until I saw this! Thanks for finding the pic.

[Pete Jasinski]

Originally Posted by mr squeaks

Actually, Pete, you probably didn't get a chance to read my last post. ASU cleaned out the nests and screened the windows after I retired (June 2005).

WHILE, however, Peter was starting his dynasty, his nests were well protected because they were 2 stories off the ground! In fact, by the time he had a lot of babies, THOSE babies came back and started building "little" nests in other windows! These windows were where the restooms were located and the windows let in light on the side of the building with that opaque glass.

Yes, your namesake was VERY unusual! AND, Cornell even posted his story in one of their bird magazines (Bird Scope)!

I must have posted at the same time as you as I didn't get to read your post. I'm happy he was able to live in peace raising his kids.