We found these pigeons in a little park next to St. Paul’s Hotel in Kensington. They are the fattest damn pigeons I’ve ever seen. They look like they could explode any moment.
Unsurprisingly, they’re also lazy. They didn’t scatter when we approached. Nor did they flock over to us hoping for a bit of bread or something. As near as I could tell, their philosophy was simple: they wouldn’t bother moving unless you actually held out some food and they could confirm that it was worth the trouble to waddle over.
None of the other pigeons in the area look like this. Just these. The hotel folks must throw out absolute bucketloads of food to them.
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An Australian woman shared video of a too-friendly pigeon that attempted to attract the woman with a mating dance.
The video, filmed at a Brisbane apartment building, shows the pigeon following the woman and performing the birds’ mating dance, despite her rebuffs.
“We have incompatible genitals, pigeon,” the woman says.
“The pigeons around my old apartment building would do their mating dance for anyone and everything, not just pigeons,” the woman wrote. “This pigeon in particular really wanted to mate with me, despite the obvious species difference.”
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.
A woman in Castle Park, who was spotted with painted pigeons, has been branded “cruel” by an animal charity.
Onlookers were shocked by the bright colours on the pigeons, and reported it to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) last week.
Eye witnesses said she brought the birds to the park in a satchel, and had been there for a while.
The RSPCA said it was “cruel and unnecessary” and they were now working to track the woman down.
A spokesman for the charity said: “We are aware that a person was seen with pigeons painted in bright colours, in Castle Park this week.
“We sent an inspector out to find out more but the person could not be found.
“We are concerned by the possibility that someone may have intentionally painted the pigeon’s feathers.
“This is very worrying as it could cause health problems, impair their ability to fly and make them more vulnerable to predators.
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.
Visitors to Preston bus station have been warned not to be alarmed if the council’s new pest control officers come swooping down from above. In a bid to tackle persistent problems with pesky pigeons, county hall has turned to a trio of Harris Hawks to keep them in check. The birds of prey; named Oslo, Henry and Holly, will be on shift rotation at the station tasked with scaring off the mass of feathered foes. The move has been prompted by years of the pests making their way into buildings and causing a mess with their droppings. And they made a swoop for new territory when glass panels were replaced along one side of the Grade II listed building earlier this year, part of the multi-million pound redevelopment project. Andrew Barrow, the county council’s project manager for the redevelopment, said: “The hawk has been flying in the concourse to scare off the pigeons. We’ve already carried out one successful session and we’ve got other sessions planned. “We know that it’s an unusual sight if you’re not expecting it. “You might see the hawk flying around, under the watch of its falconer, but it shouldn’t cause any problems for people using the bus station. “The pigeons are a nuisance and we need to get them out of the bus station. “This is a widely-used method of dealing with this sort of issue and is used at other large buildings, airports and famously even at Wimbledon.” The hawks, who will be accompanied by experts from SMJ Falconry, will visit at different times of day so the pigeons do not become accustomed to a regular timetable. The £23m revamp of the station includes a new paved courtyard and public space along with the addition of a city Youth Zone at the north end.
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.
We will always have such wonderful memories of Harry McCawley’s stories — funny, sad, thoughtful, something for everyone to remember.
Hopefully down the road, the newspaper can put together a book of his stories, something we could cherish, and pass down to our children and grandchildren. The post office pigeon problem articles of many years ago would still have everyone laughing out loud.
We all remember his articles about the Washington Street Goose, always dressed for the occasion, and many of us would enjoy the outfits as we drove by.
Harry wrote that the family was moving to Ft. Dodge, Iowa. My sister Sharon and her family lived in Ft. Dodge at the time. So on our next vacation to visit them, Sharon and I went looking for the goose. Sure enough, we found it, still dressed in a cute outfit, and getting many looks as people drove by. The family was not home, so I took a picture, and gave it to Harry when we got back.
He had quite a laugh over that, and was glad people were still enjoying the fashionable display
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.
