Nesting in a plant pot

[Reti]

I am glad the babies were weaned just on time and can now fend for themselves.
I can't believe those neighbors. Why aren't we ever lucky enough to have neighbors like the people on this forum.

Reti

[Feather]

Gladys,

It is really nice to hear from you. Your babies were weaned at just the right time. So sorry about your neighbors. I am fortunate not to have those kind of neighbors. Recently one of my neighbors passed away. He was only twelve years old. The father of the boy asked my husband if I would release my birds at the funeral of the young man. The cemetary that he was to be buried was about 15 miles away, so my husband told him that I would not release them. The guy told my husband "Well they are just birds, and I only want twelve". These people live behind me two houses over. That afternoon after the funeral the strangest thing happened. I let the birds out of their loft, and they flew over the house of the lost child and circled it over and over. Swish, swish, over and over. Then when they were tired they all lined up on the telephone wire directly over the house of the little boy.

The reason I say this is strange behavior is because I have never seen them circle over that house ever. Usually they fly in a big cirlcle over my house. I have never seen them on that telephone wire either. The only time they ever land on a wire is when there has been a hawk in the area, and they will land on the wire across the street in front of my house. I let my birds out everyday, they go through the same routine everyday. I just found it strange that on this one particular day that they would not only change their behavior, but make a big gigantic show. There were eighty birds in the sky, three flocks joined together. I found it breath taking and it sent chills down my back.

Oh well, I hope that the family and their guests took notice, that even though I refused to release my birds from a distance that would be hard for some of them to return, my birds took it upon themselves to make their presence very visual. I guess stranger things have happened.

Good luck Gladys, I hope all works out with your neighbors.
Feather

[Lady Tarheel]

Hi Sweet Feather - that story gave me goosebumps. I can't believe it was just coincidental but something we don't quite understand. I know you'll always remember this.

I hope the parents saw them.

[Feather]

Maggie,

One of the reasons that I will let all of them out at once, is that they will never all take to the sky at once. Some will walk out of the lofts and get in their bath tubs, some will fly in the patio, and some will stay in the lofts. On any given day only a few will take to the sky. I use to open the lofts at different times, so I would not have all of those white birds flying at one time. Later, I found out that there is some sort of system where they take turns.

NOT THIS DAY, MOST OF THEM TOOK TO THE SKY, AND THEY WOULD SWOOP VERY LOW. Maggie, I have been left to ponder the incident, especially because the following day and after all habitual behavior had resumed.

[Lin Hansen]

Feather,

That story sure is something!

It put me in mind of another story that was posted about a year ago before you joined. Don't know if you've ever seen the thread or not, but if you haven't, I think you'll enjoy reading it:
http://www.pigeons.biz/forums/showthread.php?t=12379



Gladys,

You did a good job with the babies....know it must have been hard to deny them, even for their own good in the long run. Sorry about your neighbors. With you being away for quite awhile, hopefully, they'll have nothing to complain about.

Enjoy your time away....hope you will have access to come and visit us here at PT to let us know what you're up to.

Linda

[Feather]

Linda,

Thank you for the beautiful story! Does one dare let their mind slip into the how and why of it all. In both instances I keep asking myself "Why those houses?"

[Victor]

Feather~ It is always sad to hear of a child loosing their life but I can not blame you for not accepting the offer of the boys father. It is very interesting how your pigeons went "off route".

Linda~ I missed that earlier post and it also was an eyebrow raiser.

Pigeons...they are more than what we believe them to be.