by johnnymarin | Jun 22, 2018 | Pigeons in the News
Three baby peregrine falcons hatched in a nesting box at the South Grand Island Bridge in Western New York about three weeks ago.
The NYS Thruway Authority has installed peregrine falcons nesting boxes at several bridges across its 570-mile system since the late 1980s. As part of its biodiversity/endangered species project, the nesting creates a safe place away from human interference. Also, the falcons help keep pigeons off the bridges.
According to the Thruway, pigeon droppings are harmful to the bridges’ paint and steel. By keeping the pigeons at bay, the bridge structures last longer.
There is no formal naming of the birds, according to a Thruway spokesperson. Although last year, students named the falcons at the Tappan Zee Bridge in a naming contest.
The nesting program at the North Grand Island Bridge started in 2005, and at the South Grand Island Bridge in 2009. More than 70 baby falcons have hatched there since the nesting boxes were installed.
Baby falcons are called eyasses. According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the word “peregrine” means “wanderer” or “pilgrim.” They were virtually eradicated from eastern North America by pesticide poisoning in the middle 20th century.
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by johnnymarin | Jun 18, 2018 | Pigeons in the News
At least 80 messenger pigeons are dead and 10 people are without a home after a fire ripped through two Phoenix residences Saturday.
Officials with the Phoenix Fire Department said the fire charred two homes near 57th Avenue and Camelback Road early Saturday morning. The blaze started at one residence before spreading to the neighboring home.
At least 80 of the 150 birds inside of one of the homes died of smoke inhalation, fire officials said.
The owners were part of a messenger-bird association and cared for the birds inside of the home.
Messenger pigeons are known for their ability to find their way home over extremely long distances. Because of this skill, they are used to transport messages.
All of the occupants, four dogs and at least 70 pigeons made it out of the home safely. Officials said the fire displaced 10 people who were living in the homes.
The exact cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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by johnnymarin | Jun 16, 2018 | Pigeons in the News
CRUEL animal abusers are targeting birds in Gorse Hill.
Pigeons have been found with their wings stuck together with tar, leaving them helpless, in pain and unable to move.
Malcolm Webb, 80, of Cheney Manor was horrified when his son Rory brought back a pigeon that had been immobilised in the black sticky stuff.
Pensioner Mr Webb said: “It’s terrible. It seemed to me that people had done it, we could not leave it like that.
“Its wings were all stuck together. It was still alive and the tops of its wings had been stuck.
“Its back feathers and tail feathers had also been stuck down,” he told the Advertiser.
Malcolm and Rory took the pigeon to Oak and Furrows Wildlife Rescue Centre on the Blakehill Farm nature reserve near Cricklade.
There, they discovered that the horrible attack was not an isolated incident. Six adult pigeons and one baby bird had been found in a similar condition and brought to the animal sanctuary over the past two weeks. Oak and Furrows have since nursed them all back to good health.
The birds were bathed in margarine to get the tar out of their feathers, then given fluids at the vet.
When staff at the centre went out and looked they found even more tarred birds that couldn’t be rescued.
Serena Stevens, founder of Oak and Furrows said: “One of our drivers went out to investigate.
“A baby bird was dead and one adult was dead – all smothered in the stuff. It’s not normal, their wings have been completely stuck together, they can’t fly.”
According to Serena, they were found with small puddles of tar nearby which had bits of bread in it that the birds were eating.
Serena added: “I love pigeons and I’m angry that someone is deliberately doing this.This is cruelty, how would they like it done to them? The pigeons can’t move, they’re ingesting the tar.”
The abuse has been reported to the RSPCA.
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by johnnymarin | Jun 15, 2018 | Pigeons in the News
Registered carer Damien Appleton had been driving a Renault Kangoo in Calshot Road, Havant, when he spotted the birds and ‘misjudged the angle,’ flipped the van on to its side and ran off. Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court heard the 18-year-old, of Woolston Road, Havant, had been moving the van from his mother’s address. When police traced him via the registration plate, it revealed he had no insurance, MOT and no licence. Appleton admitted each of the three charges and a charge of failing to stop in the crash on March 15 at 12.10pm. Emma Smith, mitigating, said: ‘There was a group of pigeons in the road, he swerved to miss them and misjudged the angle and flipped the vehicle. ‘He’s panicked and that’s why he’s left the scene. When police come to his address he makes admissions to them.’ Appleton, who owned the van, was banned for two years. Ms Smith said Appleton is a carer for his brother, in his 20s, who is paralysed from the neck down after diving into shallow water. No-one else had been involved in the crash. Sentencing, district judge Anthony Callaway said: ‘What a good thing no-one was killed.’
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by johnnymarin | Jun 11, 2018 | Pigeons in the News
New Zealands “forgotten army” has been remembered at Massey University’s School of Veterinary Science in Palmerston North.
On Thursday, a plaque dedicated to the officers and soldiers of the New Zealand Veterinary Corps was unveiled.
A purple poppy is the recognised tribute to the “forgotten army” of animals that gave their loyalty and lives during war.
The plaque, donated by the Australian War Animal Memorial Organisation, was presented at this year’s unveiling of the New Zealand War Animal Memorial at Waiouru’s National Army Museum on Purple Poppy Day, February 24.
As New Zealand’s only veterinary school, it was decided Massey would be the best place to house the plaque on behalf of the country’s veterinary professionals.
Featuring the horses, mules, camels, dogs and pigeons that served, the plaque carried an inscription to members of the NZ Vet Corps who “gave comfort and care to the animals of war”, and was unveiled by the university’s vice chancellor Professor Jan Thomas and Emeritus Professor Neil Bruère.
Glyn Harper, professor of war studies at Massey University, and an author of children’s books set during World War I, has two stories featuring animals, Roly, The Anzac Donkey, and, released earlier this year, Bobby, The Littlest War Hero, the story of the New Zealand tunnelling company’s early warning canary.
Harper said animals played a huge role in New Zealand wars from the conflicts of the 19th century onward, and especially during WWI, with bullocks, horses, mules and donkeys used for logistical purposes.
“New Zealand sent 8000 horses to the South African War, and 10,000 horses to WWI, before that was stopped in 1916.”
New Zealand was running out of horses and needed the remaining animals for farm work. Many of the horses sent to the front had passed through a camp just outside Palmerston North used as a base for receiving gifted and bought horses.
“On the Western Front, the New Zealand Division used 6000 horses each day,” Harper said.
The New Zealand Veterinary Corps was formed in 1907, and during WWI comprised a small number of qualified veterinarians as commissioned officers, along with blacksmiths and farriers, groomers, teamsters and wagoners, and were essential for military operations.
Harper said despite being overwhelmed by the numbers of animals they had to treat, including dogs and carrier pigeons, the vets provided exemplary service, with only 2 per cent of the animals succumbing to illness or disease.
Wreaths were placed at the base of the plaque, the Ode to Remembrance was read and The Last Post sounded during the hour-long ceremony, which was also attended by Yardley, a golden labrador explosives detection dog and Afghanistan veteran, and alsatian infantry support dog Ida, from Linton Military Camp.
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by johnnymarin | Jun 8, 2018 | Pigeons in the News
The big-hearted rescuers then used a tube to administer air from a ventilator until the wild creatures coughed back into life.
Passer-by Sim Wright, 49, snapped the bonkers scene as he passed the depot in Colchester, Essex.
The marine biologist said: “We heard what sounded like explosions coming from the depot so we thought it was best to get out.
“When I went round the back, I could see they were looking for people in the building and when they were sure no-one was trapped, they turned their attention to the birds.
“They were carrying the birds out by hand. They had passed out from smoke inhalation.
“They got them on to the ground and they started feeding them water out of a cap to revive them.
“Then I was really surprised because they used a tube to feed them oxygen which really seem to do the trick.
“When I saw it, being a marine biologist, I was really taken with the care they were displaying to the animals.
“Obviously, their first priority is for humans but once they had ascertained there was no-one in there, it was really great to see how quickly they turned their attention to the birds. Soon after I took this they were walking around the place and looked okay.”
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service said the firefighters were called to the blaze on Friday, May 18.
A spokesman added: “This is a great example of the compassion our firefighters show on a daily basis across our county.”
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Voted Best Canadian wholesaler for Bird Deterrent products four years in a row.
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