by johnnymarin | Nov 7, 2017 | Pigeon Patrol's Services
Pigeon fanciers have taken aim at two roosting birds of prey at a Taunton landmark who have been given a leg-up on the housing ladder thanks to public funds.
Taunton Deane Borough Council put £3,500 towards the £7,000 cost of setting up a nest box for peregrine falcons that have set up home at St Mary Magdalene Church tower and a webcam so people can keep a close eye on them.
But that hasn’t gone down well with the pigeon racing community, who believe the birds are a threat to not only their beloved pigeons, but also songbirds and wildlife in the area.
The predators can swoop down on their prey at speeds of up to 180mph and keeping the other birds in the area at bay.
While that may seem like good news to some, Mick Templeman, a pigeon fancier from Taunton, says he’s concerned about the new nesting box.
“The fact that there is now a nest box at the church is a huge blow for both myself and other fanciers in the area and it’s only a matter of time before our pigeons become victims,” he said.
“Peregrine Falcons perform savage and harrowing attacks on smaller birds such as racing pigeons which is causing devastation amongst my community.
“If our birds are lucky enough to survive an attack, they become extremely disorientated and if they are injured it makes it impossible to train them. It’s truly heart-breaking to watch.
“I have an extremely close bond with my birds and the sport is one that I hold close to my heart.”The falcons have previously been described as “natural pest control” for the church, with feathers from their prey frequently in evidence over the vicarage lawn.
But Mr Templeman says there would be outcry if other pets were being targeted by the falcons.
“This problem shouldn’t be controversial, if our pigeons were respected as highly as other pets such as dogs or cats then there would be no issue for pigeon fanciers,” he said.
“I can’t understand why people cannot see the sublimity of these birds, especially as they played such a huge role in the success of our country in both World Wars.”
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by johnnymarin | Nov 6, 2017 | Pigeon Patrol's Services
100 years ago – October 4, 1917
For better fire protection
“Healdsburg is badly in need of modern fire-fighting apparatus,” said Chief Harold Rosenberg in speaking to the Board of City Trustees Monday night. “It is poor policy to wait until the town burns down before we realize the need for modern equipment. The town is well able to purchase an up-to-date engine, and we ought to give this matter our attention before we suffer the same experience that came to Ukiah recently. “The efficiency of the department has decreased in recent months as it is. A number of the members have enlisted and others have left town. I don’t like to carry the responsibility of the head of the department with conditions as they now are.” The members of the Board of Trustees talked the matter over briefly, and considered that the first need toward improving the fire protection of the town was to replace some of the old and small pipes on various streets to pipes of larger capacity.
50 years ago – October 5,1967
Ponder Plaza pigeons
What do Healdsburg’s Plaza and San Francisco’s Union Square have in common? Pigeons. Councilman Art Schieffer at Monday’s council meeting reported that the pigeon propagation has become so great that, “we have quite a problem in town,’’ and quoted several irate citizens who expressed their disgust in strong language, especially one who hailed down the councilman while wielding a shovel alongside his place of business. The council didn’t come up with an answer, pointing out that if San Francisco hasn’t been able to solve its pigeon problem over many decades, Healdsburg couldn’t expect to solve it in one week. Inasmuch as one suggestion involved “shooting ’em down,’’ Mayor Badger referred the matter to the police committee for lack of a better one. Which caused Tribune writer Dean Dunnicliff to challenge the referral in its entirety. He commented that if the police committee was going to study the matter it would be right for a police committee to be responsible only for the stool pigeons. Which resulted in Councilman Schieffer firing back, “Yes, in more ways than one.”
25 years ago – October 7, 1992
Council makes DRC’s demise official
The appointed arbiters of architectural taste in Healdsburg have been ousted. It’s official: The city’s Design Review Commission, which has been praised and damned for its work in the past, is no more. Over the protests of the city Planning Commission and amid warnings that it would do just the opposite of its intention, the City Council approved a resolution Monday night eliminating the DRC, expanding the Planning Commission to seven members, and distribute the DRC’s duties among the planning staff. The DRC was charged with reviewing plans for projects, and judging their merit based on design, compatibility with surrounding uses and development that is in keeping with the character and scale of the city.
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)
by johnnymarin | Nov 5, 2017 | Pigeon Patrol's Services
AMANZIMTOTI Racing Pigeon Club reports on race 33 and 34.
Four members flew a total of 38 birds from Marblehall on Saturday, 23 September.
First to third Doug Fry, fourth Basil Tait, fifth Doug Fry, sixth to seventh, eighth Doug Fry, ninth Basil Tait, 10th to 12th Rossouw Lofts.
Seven members flew a total of 128 birds from Kimberly on Saturday, 23 September.
First Rossouw Lofts, second to third Doug Fry, fourth Basil Tait, fifth Rossouw Lofts, sixth Basil Tait, seventh to eighth Rossouw Lofts, ninth to 10th Basil Tait.
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)
by johnnymarin | Nov 4, 2017 | Pigeons in the News
It’s supposedly good luck to get pooped on by a bird, but the mayor of Paris’ 10th arrondissement isn’t having it.
So he’s come up with a pretty wild solution for dealing with the issue: releasing two hawks and three falcons to make the pigeons scarper.
According to The Telegraph, Rémi Féraud claims pigeon droppings cause about €176,000 in damage a year, along with posing a “real health risk.”
The people of Paris aren’t happy about the idea though.
A group called Pigeon Embassy has collected more than 20,000 signatures opposing the plan.
Arguing that it’ll be expensive for taxpayers and cruel for the birds, some of whom might die and others, who will just come back.
But a spokesman for the town hall told France’s 20 minutes newspaper, they’ve already tried the classic methods, as well as pigeon spikes.
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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.
Voted Best Canadian wholesaler for Bird Deterrent products four years in a row.
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by johnnymarin | Nov 3, 2017 | Animal Deterrent Products
ON Saturday Gauteng Pigeon Union liberated the pigeons from two race points for the final races of the season.
These were Three Sisters in the Eastern Cape and Beaufort West in the Western Cape. The skies were clear and there was no wind from both race points when the pigeons were liberated at 6.15am.
Riverpark Pigeon Club’s results for the Three Sisters race saw Doves Nest Guest House (Gawie Botha) having the only bird through on the day before the hours of darkness (clocks closing) came into effect. This was also Doves Nest Guest House’s first win for the season.
At the time of going to the press, Gawie was in 17th position in the GPU results.
The rest of the results were:
Doves Nest Guest House (Gawie Botha) 1st, 7th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 20th, 24th; Sky Lofts (Corrie Moller) 2nd, 6th, 10th, 17th, 21st, 26th; Blackie Swart 3rd, 8th; Hilton Pitout 4th, 5th, 13th, 22nd; Tallies Lofts 9th, 23rd; Pieter van den Broeck 11th, 29th; Le Roux Lofts (Pieter le Roux) 18th, 27th; Flip van Staden 19th, 28th and G&E Lofts (Graham Cheary & Elaine Russell) 25th and 30th.
The Beaufort West race saw no pigeons through on the day with the pigeons only arriving from early on Sunday morning. The first member of Riverpark to clock a pigeon was Tallies Lofts (Johan Taljaard) and 26 minutes later Pine Pienaar.
At the time of going to the press, Tallies Lofts were in 17th position in the GPU results.
The rest of the results were:
Tallies Lofts (Johan Taljaard) 1st; Pine Pienaar 2nd; Beano Daschner 3rd; Doves Nest Guest House 4th, 7th, 13th, 19th, 28th, 30th; Blackie Swart 5th, 8th; Sky Lofts (Corrie Moller) 6th, 11th, 12th, 16th, 18th, 24th; Connie Coertse 9th; Flip van Staden 14th; Pieter van den Broeck 10th, 15th; G&E Lofts (Graham Cheary & Elaine Russell) 17th, 22nd, 23rd, 25th; Le Roux Lofts (Pieter le Roux) 20th, 21st, 29th and Hilton Pitout 26th and 27th.
Riverpark’s long-distance champion and club champion for 2017 is Blackie Swart. Flip van Staden’s SOTV 2015 2850 Blue Bar Hen is the best long distance pigeon in the club.
The 2018 pigeon racing season will kick off on June 2 when the first race will take place from Theunissen.
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)
