London Pigeons
Reader Pigeon Blog asked for a pigeon picture, and I'm happy to oblige. This puts me in mind of Extreme Ironing - I had never come across extreme pigeon feeding.
But then, pigeons are part of what makes London what it is. Also, I have the answer to why you NEVER see baby pigeons - its because they are so good at rearing chicks that they don't bother leaving home till they are around 18 in bird years. Sound familiar to anyone?
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post a commentseriously? haha, that's brilliant.
such a great photo!
interesting photo and info about the baby pigeons
awesome! 18 in bird years ???..how many years is that?
For them that are interested, I first heard the kiddie-pigeon story on BBC Radio 4 program Questions Questions, but you can read about it here.
Well, would you leave the nest at the risk of becoming roast squab? ;-)
Lovely picture!
I was dive-bombed by a pigeon as I got off the bus this morning.
You're right in that London wouldn't be the same without them but at the end of the day they are vermin. Nothing more than flying rats.
ems, funny thing but as time goes by I find myself becoming more pigeon agnostic, but dive bombing isn't fair. While I used to agree with you I reckon we (Londoners) have made pigeons what they are, they have just adapted. The picture was taken near my house and I do object to their (and the ducks) overfeeding as it does encourage the rats. You can tell the difference.
I generally don't have anything against pigeons but have four of them nesting right above my front door. The mess they create every single day is unbelievable, it drives me mad!