Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Our LOVE/HATE Relationship With Pigeons
Ahhh the Pigeon....We sure don't like them...they make their nests and homes in our tall buildings and their waste is something to be desired. Some of us have gone out and bought fake Owls that we attach to our balconies, roofs and anywhere they might see them in hopes that they will stay away. I feel sorry for them though...as we keep building homes and taking more and more land away what choices are we giving wildlife? Where are they going to nest? Take the Barn Swallow for an example they love to nest in old barns, car ports, sheds...why because it's better than a tree that's open to the rain right? Their nests are mainly made of mud so why not utilize what we have put up...yep a dry place to raise children....I would choose that wouldn't you? Even though Pigeons are considered dirty, and simply a pain in the butt....I love them. I love the colors of their feathers, the noises they make and the way they walk. I think these birds are beautiful....
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The house right next door to us has pigeons, every once in a while I find a broken egg that must have fallen out of its nest. They are messy and so far stay off my house most of the time. Some mornings I will be laying in bed and I will hear them cooing. Take care, Have a great day.
ReplyDeleteLovely photos but they can be a pest. As you say they can make such a mess. In the village here you can see it on the pavement under the street lamps. In the cities it is far worse as the mess causes damage to stone work and looks so unsightly. Not one of my favourite feathered friends.
ReplyDeletecrista, after I made my comment, it showed on my bar at the botton your website and said hit download, of which I did not. then it said internet 8 woul flash9 -32. I could not exit, I actually had to unplug my computer...so nothing on my end. I will let you know if this happens again, not sure why. just letting you know
ReplyDeleteCinner ~ Thank you for letting me know...I hope that doesn't happen again. I wonder what all that means? If it does let me know.
ReplyDeleteI'm always amazed at the color variety in pigeons and want to take more photos of them, but somehow never get around to it. I don't activiely dislike very many birds and like you, wonder where we expect them to live when we want all the space for ourselves. Man has a way of giving nature a hard time.
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