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I love this story. I feed the pigeons in Bradford,surreptitiously of course. Nice healthy nuts when nobody's looking.
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Hi Kenny, how are you?
This bird loves peanuts. I bought a big bag from the market petfood/birdfood stall. I held it up to the window earlier and he stood there pecking at the window. He bites my hand now to get at them. It's enchanting really. Never understood why some people liked pigeons before - I get it now. |
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I'm ok thanks mate, hope you are too.You can get a massive bag of nuts in the pound shop. Pigeons are great although the Council say don't feed them but what the hell, they've been there as long as I can remember and aren't going away.
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I used to have about 50 pigeons, a fox got in their cage and ripped most of their heads off.
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Spoke with somebody who Races Pigeons.
Currently NO Racing - out of season. Many birds get lost in races - due to strong winds - or low cloud, etc. Was the Pigeon 'ringed'? If so - could be a young Pigeon, on it's first or second race, that got lost, and therefore then exhausted, trying to find it's way home - - or even lost it's way on a 'training flight' ... if not 'ringed'. Far from unusual that the Pigeon is coming back, if you keep feeding it - as, that is how they train Racing Pigeon's, of course ... - aswell as - keep showing/putting them in with a Hen Pigeon - But not allowing them to 'do any business'. When they then race - they then cannot wait to get back home to the Hen - just in case .... Sex being a great motivator in all animals, and humans, too, naturally. When YOUR Pigeon tried to get in through next door's 'Cat-Flap' ... it may also have thought it was an entrance to a Pigeon Loft. |
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I DID warn you! It's after sex and you're gonna be it's bitch. You'd best brace yourself! Good luck.
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Our cat passed away last year.
Fifteen years old , and no killer instinct whatsoever. A cat took up residence in our garden this year , starving , fed it and took to the vets. The microchip was for close by , but the owners had split up and sold. So we took the cat in ......today it killed a Comma(butterfly) ffs  |
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Regarding the pigeon, no ring round it's leg. I was out all day today and left it some nuts.
This evening it was up perching on the high window ledge. It answers to the name Henry. When you go outside with a handful of food and say, "Henry, would you like some peanuts?" or " Henry, would you like some birdseed?" he is straight down. Remarkable intelligence  I wish cats were a bit nicer to their fellow creatures. |
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Henry is a fantastic name,henry the 9th.
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beheaded divorced survived. i think this one's a survivor.
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When I bring out Henry IX's breakfast tray in the morning I'll try and find out what his intentions are.
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You will need to bear him a male child, otherwise your very existence may be in danger. The sooner you start...the better your chances of success.
So, it looks like it's gonna be out with lube, a couple of stiff(!) drinks and try to relax. You COULD try inserting a peanut into your endangered area, just for a bit of foreplay, like. They can be very delicate with them beaks!  |
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don't blame the cats mate, blame Mother Nature.
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By now we should be breeding domestic cats with no claws and no teeth! They don't need 'em. Off with them 'sharps'!
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Just a quick update on the pigeon saga.
Henry is doing great, but has been leaving a lot of c r a p (I got a swearing warning once using that word - during a thread on an episode of countdown ffs!!!). Anyway, years ago etc and I digress. I armed myself with a hose, scrubbing brush and a pair of marigolds and did the big cleanup. Bloody pigeon thought it would be funny to kick the accumulated business (his)off the upstairs window ledge while I was cleaning beneath. I must admit he had the advantage on me. He might even have been trying to help .. He flew down nearly landing on my head then went off to the neighbour's roof and watched me clear up his mess. There was a bit of angry jeering (me) and amused indifference (him) but peace now prevails. I realise that you can't housetrain pigeons (or rabbits) but maybe you can encourage them to poo next door. |
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Hmmm. That's exactly what the guy next door has done. Haven't you worked out whose pigeon it is yet?
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You may be right naydam. He could be a "stray" pigeon that six people are feeding and giving pet names to.
I left out peanuts this morning before heading into work. All gone but no bird poo. He is somewhere else tonight, safe I hope. |
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it was a friday night that you first met,it must be sad that henry is not about.keep youself busy and try not to think of him out on his own,he will be back in the morning.
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He (or she) is nowt more than a feathered floosie! I'll bet it's a bloody female.
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Has it laid an egg yet?
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Brassneck is correct! Henry is back.
I may be displaying some naivety here but how do you tell if a pigeon is male or female ? No nest or eggs so far as I can tell. |
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You have a feel around its nether regions
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It's not going to happen Joel.
I might show it the tv remote and see if it takes possession. |
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Males can be larger and coo more. Thier coo come with a dance and fanned tail scapping the ground. They like to chase other pigeons. They tend to hold more property than girls.
Girls can be smaller. They respond by dropping their wings when accept a male. Some Breeders use the vent or hip bones to tell male or female. Male bones under tail close together. Females wider 1/2 inch. But watching behavior will help. GOOD LUCK. pinched from pigeon fancying forum ! |
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If it's your standard city/town pigeon they basically rock doves and like to nest in "cliffs" so they like to build nests on window ledges which to them are like cliffs, (not in trees etc). So if you've a ledge suitably high and attractive enough you might suddenly find yourself with baby pigeons...so if it's near your bedroom, be prepared for some dawn starts
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That hip bone thing was what I mean, if I recall it's wider so the eggs can pass through
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It should be reasonably easy to decide if it's a man pigeon or a woman pigeon.
Do you get the feeling that regardless of the fact that you are bigger and stronger than the pigeon, that it is actually YOUR home that is providing warmth, food and shelter, YOUR hard-earned money that provides all these luxuries and yet, somehow, the pigeon seems to be calling all the shots...there is only one answer. You've got a woman pigeon!! Just give half of everything you've got and it'll be on it's way!  |
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I need to lie down in a dark room. Too much stress.
I fed some ducks yesterday as well. I'm ruined!!! |
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I didn't really think about it until recently but you can normally tell make/female dogs and cats apart by their face.
With pigeons the males do tend to be bigger but I think their necks are also a distinctive bit, imho male necks tend to be a bit fatter and bulkier and they like to puff it and their chest out more, the female necks are more slender and just .. elegant and female like. |
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I can tell male/female cats and dogs apart by whether they bark or miaow.
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I'll try and get a picture of it and post it on here. It doesn't seem to hang out with other birds so nothing to compare it with.
He/she has gone off again but tends to come back in the morning. |
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Hmmm. Sounds like a bird of the night, or a 'working-girl' as we call them.
Are you sure it's not an owl? |
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I'd like to buy the film rights parachute.
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"I can tell male/female cats and dogs apart by whether they bark or miaow"
Well if you put it that way are we even sure it's a pigeon yet. Parachute: Does this thing ever bark or miaow? |
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If it croaks I think it may have swallowed a frog.
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Update......
To answer the questions I can, here goes! He /She doesn't bark or miaow but makes a sort of throaty noise. Like a coo noise but with a Bonny Tyler type edge to it. But very infrequent. I looked in my bird book and it is definitely a pigeon. I took a photo of Henry on my phone and sent it to a female friend who says it has a cheeky eye. |
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Plus - the bird eats out of my hand now. Peanuts to some, but it means a lot to me.
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Its come along way from that cold & rainy night...all going well ...send more peanuts
. well done parachute, good work sir |
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I wonder if it is foreign bird. It could be Dutch or German. Both of these languages are quite guttural and would account for the throaty 'coo'.
Dutch birds certainly sound like that, but I've never been to Germany. |
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I have been to Germany but never had the opportunity to meet pigeons there.
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