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Just to let you know, my pigeon guest spent a nice weekend being fed and watered. I made a house for it out of the grass collecting box off a lawnmower lined with newspaper and hay.
It wandered around the patio in the sunshine following me around and managed to avoid any cats.
A couple of nice moments - he tried to get in my neighbour's cat flap while she had a house full of friends (lots of screaming, bit of an overreaction imo) and it flew up and tapped on my window yesterday.
The bird seems very used to people, and in remarkably good nick.
Anyway - after breakfast and lunch on the window sill soaking up the sun, the bird flew off westwards this afternoon.
Bon voyage feathered friend.
It wandered around the patio in the sunshine following me around and managed to avoid any cats.
A couple of nice moments - he tried to get in my neighbour's cat flap while she had a house full of friends (lots of screaming, bit of an overreaction imo) and it flew up and tapped on my window yesterday.
The bird seems very used to people, and in remarkably good nick.
Anyway - after breakfast and lunch on the window sill soaking up the sun, the bird flew off westwards this afternoon.
Bon voyage feathered friend.
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Happy Ending
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well done that man..did a good Job. nice ending
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Well done parachute,check you post next week,he(or she)may send you a thank-you card
 .fair play to you mate. |
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Hi all - another update
After the fond farewell of yesterday, when I saw it fly off high over the horizon into the sunset, the pigeon was back this morning. There was a lot of nodding at each other, and I found out it loves peanuts. It sits on the windowsill and pecks at the window when he wants some company / peanuts. Probably peanuts. Glad to report the bird still in fine health and has so far avoided the local cats. Gone again tonight, but hopefully somewhere safe. |
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This could be the next Mills and Boon novel
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Looks like you have adopted a Homing Pigeon ...
When are you entering it into a race? |
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And if its a male, you also have a **** pigeon
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ho mo
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well done parachute |
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Well done.Top man.....your karma account is well in the black!
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it was well in the black before this, he's done good stuff for years.
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Thanks for your kind words guys, but I hope I've been doing the right thing.
I'm getting quite fond of this pigeon. It doesn't nag me (apart from the tapping on the window with the beak thing). It hasn't shown a bit of interest in the temporary home (lawnmower grass collecting box thing.) To be honest it's the lack of nagging that is so nice. |
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It's gonna make you it's bitch!
 A nice happy tale, by the way. So few and far between lately. Well done. |
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It doesn't nag me (apart from the tapping on the window with the beak thing).
Good to see you're getting all knowledgeable on birds now Good work though |
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You've done a wonderful job, Parachute.
Well done |
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If you feel you're suffocating in good karma you could train it to do precision sh!tting and get a bit of revenge on your neighbours, or at least get your revenge in first.
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Glad to report the bird still in fine health and has so far avoided the local cats.
That's the only reason why I dislike cats. How can anyone who likes birds keep a cat? |
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You can always put a bell round it's neck. Four or five pounds of brass should slow it down a bit and provide plenty of warning.
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A bit harsh on the pigeon imo, what if it needs to get away in a hurry?
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pigeon and cat. Best friends
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXzejeEXbNk |
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not a one off!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKkeEigFouI |
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You been to Wivverspoons again KM?
How do you deduce from the first clip that the cat and pigeon are best friends? The cat's trying to have a nap and the pigeon is annoying the **** out of it! The cat takes a few swipes at it, telling it to **** off. Fair enough, the cat's claws are retracted, so they obviously know each other, but 'best friends' is taking a bit of a leap. Can't tell anything from the 2nd clip. It's just 11 seconds of camera shake! How are your cats by the way? |
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no spoons today momm, just a couple of cans at home. ok smartypants I'll find you a clip of a wide awake cat and a pgeon. lol
cats well thanks, and both asleep at the moment which is how I like 'em. Both getting on a bit I reckon, it would be nice to know their age but I've only had 'em about 3-4 years since I rescued them from some neighbours who ignored 'em. Home visit vet reckons maybe 11 and 13. |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJoK5Dr8lME
now this cat IS wide awake! A freiendship between our cat and a pigeon as the cat lost his mother when it was little kitty and the wounded pigeon which we were taking care about took care of the kitty and they are still friends . |
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Amazing!
I'll let you have that one |
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I think you should call it a name,how about pandora,and we can have a pandora update now and then.
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Birdman of chitchat...all going well...send more peanuts
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Despite my culinary preferences, glad to hear said pigeon is doing fine.
Re cats, apart from a state sponsored "free of cost" lethal injection, what is needed is a sophisticated "cat control centre" attached to a cat collar which shall be mandatory, (a kind of strap-on cat licence). This "centre" contains a sophisticated audible warning system containing the entire frequency range and warning calls of songbirds. Additionally, a mechanical "collar throttling" device driven by feather-sensitive sensors (attached to said collar) will act as a back-up for particularly determined ****s (or is it ****) and any dim or aurally challenged feathered friends. Dragons Den, here I come  |
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Moderators ensure no P ussy on Betfair
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no, what's wanted is responsible cat owners, and spaying/neutering should be the law until the massive stray population is under control.
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Do be serious, Kenny! Your suggestion only controls the population growth and is therefore a long term, and only partially effective tactic. Accepting that my strategic "eradication" arguments may meet some opposition, we need something now with immediate impact. A robust solution with "bells and whistles" is whats needed.
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well it would stop thousands of cats doing what you don't want them to do as they wouldn't exist. By far the best and kindest solution.
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good story this one
enjoyed the first two episodes which i managed to find  excellent work parachute |
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Hello pigeon watchers! He is still around after a week, made himself at home on the back window ledge and on top of the wheelie bin.
He is particularly fond of peanuts. Unfortunately he is attracting a lot of cat attention. I've chased off one twice today with the watering can. I get a bit nervous when he is on the ground pecking around for food and try to encourage him to stay up high. He pecked my hand earlier when I went out with peanuts. Maybe I didn't hand them over fast enough. |
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Cats circling...I'm not sensing a happy ending here.Sterling efforts on your part to date though para.
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I think it will be ok , cats rarely get pigeons , too big especially when flapping their wings .
Cats are a cowardly bunch , much prefer to get mice or fledglings. Well apart from the elite serial killer tom cats ....gulp. |
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Happily this bird has some sense - this evening he has perched on an upstairs window ledge. It's fairly inaccessible to cats.
We have some dangerous cats around. They go for frogs, mice, birds, butterflies even. |
