Are pigeons getting more suicidal?

Pigeons used to be domesticated animals

We let them down

Apologies to all pigeons out there..

Oh and thoughts and prayers of course.
 
Poor old, Speckled Jim

Blackadder:
Come on George, with fifty thousand men getting killed a week, who's gonna miss a pigeon!? [he shoots the pigeon]

[Later, when Melchett realizes Blackadder shot his pet pigeon, Speckled Jim]

Melchett:
Speckly?! AH! YOU SHOT MY SPECKLED JIM!

Darling:
You're for it now, Blackadder! Quite frankly, sir, I've suspected this for some time; clearly Captain Blackadder has been ignoring orders with a breathtaking impertinence!

Melchett:
I DON'T CARE IF HE'S BEEN ROGERING THE DUKE OF YORK WITH A PRIZE-WINNING LEEK! HE SHOT MY PIGEON!!!
 
Llandudno Seagulls are quite literally gangsters, saw one attacking a waitress trying to clear a table last year.

Llandudno, a seaside town in Wales, is known for its large and assertive seagull population. These birds are often described as aggressive and unafraid of humans, with reports of them stealing food from people and even causing minor injuries. The seagulls' behavior has become a notable aspect of the town, with both locals and tourists often commenting on their boldness and the need to be vigilant when eating outdoors

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mexico1970 said:
Llandudno Seagulls are quite literally gangsters, saw one attacking a waitress trying to clear a table last year.

Llandudno, a seaside town in Wales, is known for its large and assertive seagull population. These birds are often described as aggressive and unafraid of humans, with reports of them stealing food from people and even causing minor injuries. The seagulls' behavior has become a notable aspect of the town, with both locals and tourists often commenting on their boldness and the need to be vigilant when eating outdoors

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XL Gullies
 
KS55 said:
A woodpecker once flew at full speed into our window. It did not survive. Perhaps it didn’t notice the house.
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We once had a kingfisher divebomb our garden pond... got stuck in the netting but it was dead by the time we found it.

Such a shame... It was a beautiful bird but I was just happy that it didn't get one of the goldfish.
 
mexico1970 said:
Llandudno Seagulls are quite literally gangsters, saw one attacking a waitress trying to clear a table last year.

Llandudno, a seaside town in Wales, is known for its large and assertive seagull population. These birds are often described as aggressive and unafraid of humans, with reports of them stealing food from people and even causing minor injuries. The seagulls' behavior has become a notable aspect of the town, with both locals and tourists often commenting on their boldness and the need to be vigilant when eating outdoors

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Llandudno gulls are legendary. They're ruthless.

Give the Aberystwyth gulls a visit. They hang around the seafront until lunchtime, then hundreds of the buggers head up to the university. They wait outside the campus cafes and absolutely batter unsuspecting students. Great entertainment.
 
If i see one in the road, i think "fuck em", "if the daft cunts don't move, then they are getting run over".
You see i'm a proper hard bastard and don't give a shit if i run one over.

Nah! the truth is, i think that, right up to i'm about to run them over. Then something kicks into my brain, and i slam on the brakes or beep my horn. I'm a soft bastard really, and unless i'm going to eat it, i cannot stand killing anything. Even bugs get moved out of the way these days if i'm doing anything near them.

However horseflies, fuck em. They can die in the most painful way possible!
 
Gorton_Tubster said:
Nearly ran one over before, others just stay in the road either being suicidal or just being more cocky.
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It is mainly the young pigeons but yes have probably had 4 or 5 near misses with pigeons in the last fortnight.

I would actually expand on this thread in that birds are getting more and more cocky generally. Had a starling fly in the house this year, a starling that has been living in the garage, and starlings nesting in the attic. Never had any of the aforementioned before this year.
 
Lavinda Past said:
We once had a kingfisher divebomb our garden pond... got stuck in the netting but it was dead by the time we found it.

Such a shame... It was a beautiful bird but I was just happy that it didn't get one of the goldfish.
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On the Richter scale of living things I would put a kingfisher way higher than a goldfish.
 
Pigeons are thick, period.

I used to drive for a living, and I've twatted more than a few that deliberately flew directly into my path as I was passing.

Crows and Magpies are different, they understand the potential hurt an incoming vehicle poses to their welfare and get out of the way in good time, but pigeons don't have any self preservation instincts at all.
 
NPBlue said:
Pigeons are thick, period.

I used to drive for a living, and I've twatted more than a few that deliberately flew directly into my path as I was passing.

Crows and Magpies are different, they understand the potential hurt an incoming vehicle poses to their welfare and get out of the way in good time, but pigeons don't have any self preservation instincts at all.
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I don't think they're is thick as you think, a while ago we were in a McDonald's down in Surfers Paradise, I didn't like how there were two or three pigeons actually inside the store they were obviously picking up chips off the floor that people had dropped, I wondered if they were happy to be trapped in the building, however, they were clever enough to work out when the automatic doors would open so as to let them out when they'd had enough to eat so they're not that stupid.
They went straight to the back of the store and slowly made their way towards the door.
It's really strange how they are in every town center and city centre all over the world.
Maybe they are taking over and we don't yet realize it.
 
As far as suicidal avians go, I always think back to a moment ,years ago when I was driving northbound on the M1 Motorway...I was approaching J.27 ..and slowed right down ,as I spotted
Mother Mallard, leading her new born ducklings.....across the M1 Motorway,as though it was the most natural thing in the world to do......Either side of this particular part of the M1 are Woodland and open countryside....I know Mallards often nest far away from water often half way up trees etc...and the mother bird always has the task of getting her brood,all 10-15 of them to the nearest water...there was no water on the right hand side,but a big fishing lake and a smaller pond to the left...where the Ducks were heading..

Well ..it was carnage! There were dead splattered ducklings all over, then live ones dodging cars
It was horrific tbh...I spotted mother Mallard who has just about made it across the 6 lanes to the other side ( no central barrier at that point of the Motorway) followed by a couple of lucky youngsters ...Mother had the expression on her face as if to say yes well it's a tough job but I have to do it .....

I'm fascinated by all birds, and never use the human phrase' bird brain' or such like,
but this experience really did make me think....

The woods in question by the way are just up from Eastwood Notts ,,with the surrounding countryside finding it's way into early DH Lawrence novels.......but as mother Mallard would probably say
"The M1 Mallard massacre ? ...much to do about nothing , move along nothing to see here!"


Mallard ducks are definitely wired up different to the other birds.
They have a mind of their own it seems.

I managed to avoid killing a duckling that day ( I think ) but will always have that memory of dead bodies on the M1 Mallard- way.
 
I always call this time of year "Dead Pidgeon Season"
I first noticed it 20 years ago when I started driving for a living.
I think it's because there's an abundance of food and the fat bastards just keep eating. They're heavier so can't take off as quickly.
You'll see loads of dead ones all over the place, but the absolute graveyard is the approach road to T1 at Manchester airport, just under the flyover. They just drop down, suicidal almost.
Very loyal to their partners, seen a taxi squash one at T1 drop off and it's partner keep going up to it trying to get it to move. Felt sorry for the poor thing.
 
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