2 Stories of Pigeons

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Yesterday, there was a knock at my door and one of the local boys, who I often talk to, said that there were 2 pigeons trapped in the block. (Not my first pigeon rescue on the estate.)

I asked what block, and he pointed to a window on the stairwell to my block, and otld me another one was further up the staiwrell.

I took a look and they were both huge woodpigeons.

I phoned the RSPCA, but they were unsure of how long it would be, even though it was down as an emergency.

I then had an idea, and grabbed an old large towel from inside and crept up to the first pigeon desperately trying to escape through a window, and caught it first time, and went dwn the stairs and released it outside, and I did the same with the other.

Of course I phoned back and cancelled the inspector or animal collections officer respodning.

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This morning, I heard a thud on my windowsill, and I could see a bunch of brown feathers feeding on some discarded bugie seed.

I went outside and managed to get close enough to have a look, and it lked like a all brown pigeon. I have never seen one all brown.

I then took a closer look, and it didn’t seem to care, and saw a red ring on its leg. I realised that I had got so close as it was tame.

I poured out a feeding bowl of seed, and left it on the windowsill.

As I write this blog, it is currently fast asleep on the windowsill. It is hard being a racing pigeon.

Have you seen an all brown pigeon?

Is it possibly a variation of racing pigeon breeding?

• 5 Aug, 2012
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