Robin-H Â Â 11 #13 Posted January 7, 2017 Actually, it's 'them to me'. They feel nothing for you. Accept it. Â Haha yes you're quite right - although I do feel I am quite popular with pigeons, so I may not have been entirely inaccurate.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
lectrolove   10 #14 Posted January 7, 2017 I like feral pigeons (Columba livia domestica) - which are the species you see in town centres. They tend to mate for life, which endears me to them.  Yes they are feral, not wild. They're descended from the birds that were historically kept in dovecotes to provide meat and eggs which is probably why they hang around centres of human population, maybe they retain an ancestral memory of being fed and cared for by us. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Penistone999 Â Â 10 #15 Posted January 8, 2017 Cant beat a nice Pigeon Pie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
spilldig   189 #16 Posted January 8, 2017 I like feral pigeons (Columba livia domestica) - which are the species you see in town centres. They tend to mate for life, which endears me to them.  I too like feral pigeons and also wood pigeons. We have seen feral pigeons everywhere we have been from Norway in the north to South America and Australia in the South also on islands. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
lottiecass   17 #17 Posted January 8, 2017 Cant beat a nice Pigeon Pie  Pigeons make the best gravy,no need for oxo when you cook them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
I1L2T3 Â Â 10 #18 Posted January 8, 2017 There's all types of pigeons. They are basically big doves. Â Beautiful birds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
taxman   12 #19 Posted January 8, 2017 Yes they are feral, not wild. They're descended from the birds that were historically kept in dovecotes to provide meat and eggs which is probably why they hang around centres of human population, maybe they retain an ancestral memory of being fed and cared for by us.  They are descended from Rock Doves, which are truly wild cliff breeding pigeons. They were domesticated to provide food. There are still a few places in Britain where you can see genuinely wild Rock Doves. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Owethemnowt   10 #20 Posted January 8, 2017 Not that many here and the further north you get the fewer there are ..but still they are not called flying rats for nothing ...where there are people there is vermin.  Where there is vermin there are people. No wings but they do have tails and horns. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
carosio   186 #21 Posted January 9, 2017 There's all types of pigeons. They are basically big doves.  Beautiful birds.  The Dodo was a type of pigeon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
kaytie   11 #22 Posted January 9, 2017 Don't recall seeing any in Finland, Russia, Egypt or Jordan. Millions in Italy and France. Maybe UK ones will leave at Brexit! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Robin-H Â Â 11 #23 Posted January 9, 2017 Don't recall seeing any in Finland, Russia, Egypt or Jordan. Millions in Italy and France. Maybe UK ones will leave at Brexit! Â Did you go to Moscow when you were in Russia? There are hundreds (or thousands) of pigeons in Red Square. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
LeMaquis   10 #24 Posted January 11, 2017 Trump's going to build a wall to keep them out of the USA. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...