I have found a white tagged pigeon on my back porch. I have not gotten close enough to it to read its tag, but I have set some wild bird food out for it, as well as some water. Will it fly off on its own? The tag is white and has numbers on it. Should I try to pick it up and read the tag?

Kajupakhi emailed me to post this because she was having problems with the site: There are some birds needing a home in Arlington, Virginia. The contact information is here: Scroll down to see at least one pigeon (named "Fancy") and one dove (named "Freda") This message about the contact...