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If the bird doesn't have a band, it's most likely a feral. Could it be a baby? Only a picture could tell us (maybe)........missing feathers indicates that most likely something tried to grab it. Cat? Hawk? Depending on how many feathers are missing, it might be difficult for the bird to fly. If you contacted a club and told them there is no band, you probably won't hear back from them, but I COULD be wrong...........I found or should I say the pigeon found me on 4/30 in wailuku, maui in my back yard. I feed the wild birds and it was at the water bowl in the evening and did not leave, it did go for cover when it started to rain so I went out and got him or her. It did not fly away and seemed a bit confused so I have kept it in my pet carrier and it seems to be doing well. I did check it's wings and seems to be missing a few on it's left wing. No bands. I did call the local pigeon club for kahului that I found on the internet but have not heard back, also checked the 911 pigeon and no lost birds in maui? Please help me find its owner.
Well, to be quite honest, I don't really know what to tell you. If it's a feral, then, IMO, it should be released to go back to the wild to live. IF however, it IS a homer that belonged to someone and they didn't band it for whatever reason, then turning it loose would probably put it right back in the same situation that you found it in, in the first place..droppings have been formed and firm and black and white, today more black and harder, I'm worried not getting enough water I have a large crock of water in with it and pigeon food seems to be making a mess pecking around not sure how much it eats but I can feel food in it's craw?. It is skinny and you can feel it's breast bone tho it is not as bad as two weeks ago. I did spray it for mights at first because it was lathargic the first couple of days, it now moves around when I enter the cage to feed or water.
Boy, it sure looks like a homer to me. IMO I hope you figure out a way to care for it or find a good home for it if don't plan on releasing it.
Yea, looks like one to me too...........it's really too bad (if it is) that people don't take the time to band their birds. Even IF you miss getting a seamless band on it, AT LEAST put a snap band on.........we would know then that it came from SOMEWHERE other than the local feral flock.......Boy, it sure looks like a homer to me. IMO I hope you figure out a way to care for it or find a good home for it if don't plan on releasing it.
Looks like a common feral I see around here. The dark red feet is always a give away here. I'm in Lahaina and most of the ferals has been mixed up with lost racing and/ or unwanted pigeons. I've seen ferals/ free roaming pigeons here with big wattles almost the size of an English carrier.