Bluemoon Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 I was walking to work today in Chicago and saw some guy in a suit feeding pigeons. There were hundreds of them flocking around him. It was nasty. I just don't understand why anyone would consider that to be fun. Pigeons are just one step up from rats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slogold Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 I was walking to work today in Chicago and saw some guy in a suit feeding pigeons. There were hundreds of them flocking around him. It was nasty. I just don't understand why anyone would consider that to be fun. Pigeons are just one step up from rats. That's what they called them now (flying rats). But they fought side by side w/ GI soldiers during early wars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepblue Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 They are all living creatures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djroge1 Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 I know people who lived thru the depression and they used to shoot them with a .22 for food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 I know people who lived thru the depression and they used to shoot them with a .22 for food. mmmmm. pigeon stew , yummy . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepblue Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Squab is baby Pigeon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiaman Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Hey I used to raise pigeons when I was a kid. I had a flock of some cool birds who new who their owner was and where they lived. Sometimes my father and I would take a couple of them to the beach and let them go and they'd be home when we got back. At it's largest my flock was about 30. I had blue bars, blue checks, rollers and tumblers, fan tails, and others. It was great while it lasted, but I eventually outgrew them. Pigeon's are monogamous and mate for life. In part of my town business owners have used statues of owls to drive them away because yes, they are like flying rats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 I hand feed the Chickadees at my house sometimes. I have no life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluemoon Posted March 30, 2009 Author Share Posted March 30, 2009 That what they called them now (flying rats). But they fought side by side w/ GI soldiers during early wars. We are talking city pigeons here.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiaman Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Cool Photos KSD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flight959 Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Aaawwwwwwwwww Isnt that sweet.. Flight959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callen3615 Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Feeding pigeons? I just kill em. They're flying rats with diseases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSG_Standard Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 I was walking to work today in Chicago and saw some guy in a suit feeding pigeons. There were hundreds of them flocking around him. It was nasty. I just don't understand why anyone would consider that to be fun. Pigeons are just one step up from rats. +1...nasty creatures. We also have sea gulls here, they are more aggressive and nastier than pigeons...they try to steal food right out of your hands, they are called sea rats by many people here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilliangirl Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Feeding pigeons? I just kill em. They're flying rats with diseases. Pigeons do NOT have diseases.... that is an urban myth. They are among the most intelligent of birds and have helped humans win wars. If you really want to know the truth and educate yourself about them' date=' just google pigeon facts. I have two pigeons living in my eavestrough. They have been there for 7 years. As californiaman said, they mate for life. Peter, the male, will sit on my arm and eat out of my hand. When I go out to warm up the car in the morning, he flies down with me and sits on the top of the car. They both sit on the front porch with my overweight cat, as they know they are part of the family, So does the cat. If I leave the front door open, Peter will come inside and wander around the kitchen. People have been breeding, racing and caring for pigeons for many many years and the 'pigeons carry disease' thing is a bunch of BS. I love mine, they are my outdoor pets, they are very loving, and it breaks my heart that people shoot them for target practice. That's a real shame. Here's Peter, Percival, and Peggy. Percival was the baby but he's grown now, found a mate, and gone off on his own. [img']http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f176/Gilliangirl/IMG_0756.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flight959 Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 The racing breeding woodland pigeon is very different from your common street pigeon.. There's a guy employed in Trafalgar Sq in London with birds of pray which fly around the square to scare away the pigeons... Imagine your luck if your there for lunch and you see the bird of pray catch a pigeon and kill it....Now thats entertainment!! Flight959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluemoon Posted March 30, 2009 Author Share Posted March 30, 2009 Pigeons do NOT have diseases.... that is an urban myth. You live in Calgary. I am sure your pigeons are in good shape. In Chicago they are disease ridden. Believe me. Many are deformed--probably from eating polluted crap from the lake or the Chicago river. I would rather lick the foot of a homeless man than let a pigeon eat out of my hand. Wait' date=' did I really just say that. [img']http://emoticons4u.com/obscene/eck06.gif[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basshole Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 read the book "Wringer" it will change your view on pigeons forever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSG_Standard Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Gilliangirl, Doesn't that nasty pigeon poop on your house bother you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Don't get me wrong... but I really and truly love all animals... I hate most people tho... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilliangirl Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Gilliangirl' date=' Doesn't that nasty pigeon poop on your house bother you?[/quote'] KSG, it's a royal pain in the a** but it's nothing a 30 second spray from the garden hose won't clean up. I have a philosophy on life that I believe we should live WITH nature and not AGAINST it. It's a small inconvenience to pay for the joy these two have given to me. Really. They are beautiful. They make me laugh and smile every day. Bluemoon, if the pigeons in Chicago are in fact diseased, that's not their fault. They are now being twice victimized then.... being victimized once by pollution, then being hated and killed for being diseased. That doesn't seem fair to me. Maybe the city could add some antibiotics to some bird feed and try and clean it up humanely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilliangirl Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 I forgot to add that I just recently had a carpenter come in and build that hunk of wood in the eavestrough so that poop will not be dripping down the drainpipe anymore. I advertised on Craigslist for a 'creative carpenter'. A couple guys actually answered the ad. The one I chose came out and put the wood platform in for free. He was an animal lover/humanitarian type. Great guy. Anyway, the poop you see in the pic was just after the platform was installed (literally minutes after) and I hadn't cleaned the poop yet. There'll still be poop to clean, but it will be controlled to certain areas and easily cleaned up. Again, small price to pay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callen3615 Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 I park under a bradford pear tree. Birds come crap on my car all day long. I thought about moving my car but there is no where else to park that isnt under a tree. So I spent my sunday afternoon with a .22 and a lawn chair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 +1000 for Gilliangirl and KSdaddy for treating them with respect and not killing them. Really, I cannot stand people hurting animals, but maybe it's better if I don't give my complete opinion on the subject Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callen3615 Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 +1000 for Gilliangirl and KSdaddy for treating them with respect and not killing them. Really' date=' I cannot stand people hurting animals, but maybe it's better if I don't give my complete opinion on the subject [/quote'] Dont be shy. I love animals I have a cat and hes awesome, hes sleeping under my moms bed right where you cant get to him. I just hate the annoying ones that defecate on everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swmcv2007 Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 I like pigeons. I like the noises they make. I have a talent I call my "Pigeon Skills." I can remember anywhere I've been. As long as I've traveled to the destination by ground I can easily navigate my way back there. It has really come in handy for gigs in Boston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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