China performs cavity searches on 10,000 pigeons ahead of National Day event

China performs cavity searches on 10,000 pigeons ahead of National Day event

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Ten thousand pigeons, which were being dramatically released as part of a public holiday celebration in China, were given anal examinations following concerns from Chinese security officials that the birds could be used as part of a terrorist attack.

 

The authorities also checked the feathers and legs of the birds, before they were used in today’s National Day event in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square.

It annually marks the 1949 founding of the People’s Republic China and this year celebrated the nation’s 65th anniversary. It is held each year on 1 October.

China’s state-run newspaper, People’s Daily, yesterday posted an image and accompanying caption that read: “10,000 pigeons go through anal security check for suspicious objects on Tuesday, ready to be released on National Day on October 1.”

 

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Pigeons Pose Health Risk Concern to Bank Open Just Two Days a Week

Pigeons Pose Health Risk Concern to Bank Open Just Two Days a Week

 

The Bank of Scotland has been cause for eyesore due to it's pigeon infestation

The Bank of Scotland has been cause for eyesore due to it’s pigeon infestation

The Bank of Scotland in Burghead is only open for two hours each week and   local people have complained for some time about the ‘eyesore’ with its boarded windows and resident pigeon population.

Janet Margaret Glendinning, who works for a contract cleaning company, has been voluntarily taking on the additional task of cleaning up around the building.

However, she has revealed via a social media post that Bank of Scotland staff advised her to stop doing so.

Mrs Glendinning said that she now hopes the building’s owners will take action on what she believes is a “definite health risk”.

She said: “I have regrettably decided to stop cleaning the pavement outside the Bank of Scotland, Burghead Branch on the advice of the bank staff and of Mitie, the contract cleaning company we work for.

“Although it was not part of the job description, we have done it for many years but things got worse and it has become a definite health risk.

“We are hoping that the owners will step up to the crease and get professionals in.

“We do hope the people in Burghead will understand our situation and be patient should the situation worsen in the near future.”

Currently the bank only use the building on Tuesday mornings from 9.30am until 11.30am – nobody was available to discuss the building’s condition last night.

 

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Pigeon Patrol Products & Services is the leading manufacturer and distributor of bird deterrent (control) products in Canada. Pigeon Patrol products have solved pest bird problems in industrial, commercial, and residential settings since 2000, by using safe and humane bird deterrents with only bird and animal friendly solutions. At Pigeon Patrol, we manufacture and offer a variety of bird deterrents, ranging from Ultra-flex Bird Spikes with UV protection, Bird Netting, 4-S Gel and the best Ultrasonic and audible sound devices on the market today.
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Pigeon Grease on Windows

Pigeon Grease on Windows

Bird Impressions In Glass

An outline of a pigeon that crashed into a window shows the head, body, and wings.

 

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The grease of a pigeon imprint is caused by ‘powder down’, which protects the feathers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Pigeons often have difficulty distinguishing the pane of a transparent glass and an open passageway.

 

 

 

 

 

 

thPigeons have eyes on either sides of their heads, giving advantage to detecting predators– much to the expense of depth perception.

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The trials and tribulations of bird brain.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About Pigeon Patrol:

Pigeon Patrol Products & Services is the leading manufacturer and distributor of bird deterrent (control) products in Canada. Pigeon Patrol products have solved pest bird problems in industrial, commercial, and residential settings since 2000, by using safe and humane bird deterrents with only bird and animal friendly solutions. At Pigeon Patrol, we manufacture and offer a variety of bird deterrents, ranging from Ultra-flex Bird Spikes with UV protection, Bird Netting, 4-S Gel and the best Ultrasonic and audible sound devices on the market today.
Voted Best Canadian wholesaler for Bird Deterrent products four years in a row.           

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Roof Damage due to Pigeon Infestation

Roof Damage due to Pigeon Infestation

Pigeon feces contains uric acid, which– at a pH level of 3 to 4.5 can eat away at many substrates and building materials. Not only will an accumulation of pigeon poop on roofs cause leaks, a continuous series of droppings can be a cause for a roof to collapse under the weight.

Collapsed gas station due to excess of pigeon droppings on roof.

Collapsed gas station due to excess of pigeon droppings on roof.

 

Such is the damage of pigeon droppings that over time, it can down a warehouse roof’s lifespan in half. Pigeon activity in and around a building may directly damage the structure as pigeons are capable of lifting roof coverings to force an entry, especially if these are already slightly displaced.

This activity can allow significant water penetration into the building and subsequent decay. More seriously, they block rainwater drainage systems with their feces, feathers and other detritus.

 

 

 

 

Once pigeons have entered into an attic via a roof opening, they may accumulate nests and droppings– a cause for dampness which weakens the structural integrity of the ceiling, leading to collapse.

A ceiling has been brought down by the weight of damp pigeon nests.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About Pigeon Patrol:

Pigeon Patrol Products & Services is the leading manufacturer and distributor of bird deterrent (control) products in Canada. Pigeon Patrol products have solved pest bird problems in industrial, commercial, and residential settings since 2000, by using safe and humane bird deterrents with only bird and animal friendly solutions. At Pigeon Patrol, we manufacture and offer a variety of bird deterrents, ranging from Ultra-flex Bird Spikes with UV protection, Bird Netting, 4-S Gel and the best Ultrasonic and audible sound devices on the market today.
Voted Best Canadian wholesaler for Bird Deterrent products four years in a row.           

Contact Info: 1- 877– 4– NO-BIRD (www.pigeonpatrol.ca)  

9 Interesting Facts About Pigeons

9 Interesting Facts About Pigeons

– Pigeons can inbreed exactly up to 21 times before the effects become detrimental

– Pigeons can navigate via the earth’s magnetic fields

– Pigeons always lay at least 2 eggs with each one being a male and a female

– Pigeons have been known to live over 30 years

– Pigeons are also known as the ‘Rats of the Sky’

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Awful!

 

– Pigeons are an invasive species, shrinking the population of smaller birds when theirs  increases

– Diseases are transferable from pigeon to humans– such include tuberculosis,  ornithosis, and salmonellosis

– Bird Fancier’s Lung, also called Pigeon-Breeder’s lung is a condition caused by bird   poop. It causes the lungs to become inflamed with a granuloma formation

– A full grown pigeon has 10,000 feathers

 

 About Pigeon Patrol:

Pigeon Patrol Products & Services is the leading manufacturer and distributor of bird deterrent (control) products in Canada. Pigeon Patrol products have solved pest bird problems in industrial, commercial, and residential settings since 2000, by using safe and humane bird deterrents with only bird and animal friendly solutions. At Pigeon Patrol, we manufacture and offer a variety of bird deterrents, ranging from Ultra-flex Bird Spikes with UV protection, Bird Netting, 4-S Gel and the best Ultrasonic and audible sound devices on the market today.
Voted Best Canadian wholesaler for Bird Deterrent products four years in a row.           

Contact Info: 1- 877– 4– NO-BIRD (www.pigeonpatrol.ca)