by johnnymarin | Aug 31, 2018 | Pigeon Patrol's Services
The borough mayor of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve says there are no plans to remove a family of pigeons living inside a traffic light outside a bustling Metro station.
The birds have built their nest in the window of the traffic light that alternately flashes the walking sign and the stop sign. The traffic light is in between a Metro station and a bus station and attracts a lot of foot traffic.
It’s unclear how many pigeons are living in the nest, however, they have been there since at least July 2. The nest appears to have grown so large that some of the materials used to build the nest are spilling out onto the sidewalk.
The borough mayor says there are “no specific plans” to remove the birds.
“I like [the nest] quite a lot,” Mayor Pierre Lessard-Blais told CBC via text message.
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by johnnymarin | Aug 30, 2018 | Pigeon Patrol's Services
Chicago pigeon racing fans won’t see their birds come home to roost as fast as they hoped.
An ordinance to let breeders of homing pigeons keep them in lofts in Chicago was held in committee Monday. The measure’s sponsor, Northwest Side Ald. Gilbert Villegas, 36th, said opponents of the idea made their voices heard after he introduced it last month.
“I’m going to have a meeting with both sides and hopefully come up with a compromise,” Villegas said.
Pigeon racing is “deeply loved in Poland,” Villegas said when he brought forward the plan. He was joined in sponsoring it by fellow Northwest Side Aldermen Ariel Reboyras, 30th, and Nick Sposato, 38th.
The ordinance would let breeders of “pedigreed rock doves” keep the birds at their homes in lofts “that are inspected and certified on a regular basis to ensure the birds are kept in clean, sanitary and healthy conditions.”
The City Council outlawed homing pigeons in residential areas in 2004 after people living near residents who kept the birds complained about getting “splattered” when they tried to hang out laundry or sunbathe. At the time, pigeon supporters said their pets are unfairly derided as “rats with wings.”
Members of Chicago racing clubs went to federal court, but in 2005 the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge upheld an earlier district court ruling that found the city was within its rights to ban racing pigeons as pets.
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by johnnymarin | Aug 29, 2018 | Pigeon Patrol's Services
Thousands of Teesside racing pigeons took flight for an unusual commemoration of the end of the First World War .
During the 1914-18 conflict, pigeons were used to fly crucial messages back home from the fields of conflict.
And at the weekend, about 9,000 North-east pigeons – including 2,500 from Teesside – recreated those journeys by winging their way from Ypres in Belgium to their home lofts back in Britain.
After being “liberated” at 6.30am on Sunday, July 22, the fastest of all 9,000, flying home in 6hrs 45 minutes, was a pigeon belonging to the Bowden brothers, Mick and Trevor, of Skelton Green . And the winning bird’s name? Brexit – of course!
The race was organised by the Hartlepool-based Up North Combine, which is the UK’s largest racing organisation.
And president John Thompson said the Ypres event was a fitting way to recognise the invaluable contribution pigeons made in the First World War.
He said: “Thousands of pigeons played a crucial role in the Great War – carrying life-saving messages over enemy lines and later even being awarded medals for bravery.
“A number of pigeons were honoured, including one of the most well-known, Pigeon 2709, who, in 1917, was sent to deliver a crucial message back to headquarters when he came under enemy fire and was shot in the leg. A 20 mile flight took 21 hours, but he got the message home before dying the next day.
“With the advantages of communication technology today, it is easy to forget that homing pigeons were often the difference between life and death for First World War service men and women.”
Said to be one of the toughest birds on the planet – voluntarily flying more than 20,000 miles a year – the birds used their natural instincts, following landmarks by aerial recognition, as well as their sense of smell, to ensure messages were safely delivered.
And it was that natural instinct which ensured about 80% of those taking part at the weekend reached home the same day, with the rest landing on Monday.
Sunday’s race came four years after a similar event held to mark the centenary of the start of World War One.
Winners, nationally and regionally, were awarded medals and diplomas symbolising the Dickin Medals for gallantry handed out to 62 animals – including 32 pigeons – during World Wars One and Two.
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by johnnymarin | Aug 28, 2018 | Pigeon Patrol's Services
Last week’s editorial correctly states that, unlike the national tabloids, the Sussex Express has preserved an even-handed approach throughout these turbulent times. However I must take issue with the editor’s statement that those voting Leave ‘voted knowing that they would be worse off but clearly decided that was a price worth paying’. This is demonstrably untrue – every time the deleterious consequences of leaving the EU were pointed out the immediate response was – Project Fear! No attempt was ever made to respond to these legitimate concerns. Instead the Leave campaign pictured a rosy fantasy of an impossible future which is now dissolving in the light of reality. The words “pigeons” “home” and “roost” come to mind.
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by johnnymarin | Aug 27, 2018 | Pigeon Patrol's Services
PIGEONS who have made themselves at home under Clemens Street railway bridge will be flying the nest if campaigners get their way.
The bridge was previously fitted with netting but birds kept becoming trapped and dying after holes were not repaired.
After a public outcry some two years ago, the netting was removed.
But the Green Party says those walking or cycling under the bridge have being dodging pigeon poo ever since.
Now it is calling on Warwick District Council and Network Rail to fix the problem and is campaigning for change.
Amy Evans, who is spearheading the campaign, said: “This has gone on long enough. For over two years we’ve been pushing the council and Network Rail to sort this out, possibly by putting a metal mesh in place, but they’ve failed to take action.
“People should be able to walk up this busy street without risk of pigeon poo.”
A spokeswoman for Network Rail said the company plans to install metal netting next year.
She said: “Wherever possible Network Rail works with local authorities to discourage pigeons from perching or nesting on railway bridges.
“We plan to install netting to the railway bridge in Clemens Street by summer next year. We have to prioritise our work to keep the railway running safely and reliably. We understand the inconvenience to pedestrians and will install the netting as soon as possible.”
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