Surprising Facts About Pigeons
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- čas přidán 7. 07. 2024
- Pigeons are truly remarkable birds that have some surprising and unique characteristics. These large, stocky doves have a rich history going back thousands of years. (Wait... doves? Yes!)
Whether delivering messages to save soldiers in war, strutting their stuff for a potential mate, or diligently raising their young, pigeons are sure to entertain, make you smile, and connect you to the natural world.
Video Chapters:
Pigeons are doves 00:00
What to look for 00:50
Courting behavior 05:33
History and homing abilities 08:16
How to keep pigeons off your house 11:12
Pigeon appreciation 13:21
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I love pigeons. My family always calls them my "friends," lol. Like if they see them gathered on the street they'd say, "Oh, there go your friends."
Pigeons and doves make great pets!
i love pigeons!!! i dont live close enough to any cities to see them often but when i went to philedelphia i had so much fun watching them!!! one day i would love to have a pet pigeon :D
My wife fell in love with a dove in a pet store so I bought it for her at xmas and it was a wonderful pet.very Friendly and goofy.loved playing with my wife's hair and had the run of our house except at night.our dog and cats never bothered him.loved xmas tree which we left up until summer for him.
@@randquadrozzi1280 aww, thats so sweet!
I Love Pigeons
As someone with a pet pigeon, I’m happy to hear people care for them
I love pigeons, they are really clever to adapt so well in our dangerouse cities !. Full of people who despise them in general 😫.
How nice to rehabilitate pigeons throu your delightfull video, they deserve it 🥰😍
My favorite is the cinnamon-colored too! I love the color diversity
I love pigeons and this video was great!
I have several pigeons I enjoy watching them fly in a big group.
i enjoyed this video i adore pigeons
I get to see the pigeons at my feeders do this very cute darn it 🤗🥰💕
I have slot of pigeons where I live. ❤ to watch them and feed them. 💗💗
I have started absolutely adoring pigeons recently, I feed them on my window throughout the day and go out into the streets to feed them by hand 2-3 times a day. I swear they are just so intelligent, I went out the other day like 15 miles away from where I usually go and there was this one pigeon that came and sat by me which was adorable, I didn't have any food for it at the time but it kept shifting itself closer to me so gradually as if it knew I was a friend
Informative & enjoyable to watch. During the past 2 years when commuters not in city the pigeons' feet were normal, before that always saw gross feet, missing feet waking on stumps (string & fake wig hair gets tangled in toes cutting them off). A Freind & I rescue songbirds that hit the glass skyscrapers in Newark NJ, Most birds that hit the skyscrapers perish on impact, or when fall to the cement pavement. TRT made a video named 'Window Strikes in the Business District' of us picking up Warblers. The pigeons do not hit ( maybe cause their home) but did rescue on two different occasions white wedding pigeons that hit, they are not use to being in a city -- surprised the hawks did not eat them as they are easy prey as not streetwise.
I've got an X-acto knife, a small pair of surgical scissors, tweezers and a dental pick that I keep for cutting the string and loose hair from around their toes. If you get to it early enough, it's fairly easy to get rid of, and the circulation in their toes returns, but the longer it stays on, the tougher it is to get it loose, and the more chance there is of him losing the toe.
The bird doesn't understand what's going on and freaks out. He starts flailing and struggling, so the trick is to hold him very firmly, and speak to him very softly and gently, and that helps to cool him down enough so you can work.
Whenever possible, if you can have a friend hold him while you perform the procedure, it's easier, and there's less chance of slipping and causing another injury.
I have done this hundreds of times, and every time I do it, I can see the relief in the bird's eyes and in his walk.
It's a bit of an ordeal for them while it's happening, but there's nothing like seeing them once they're free from that crap on their feet and toes.
i have 3 pigeons and i love them i clean up after them , there is no problem with this , they leave and observe me from a distance when i finish they always comes back because they know that i will not harm them.
Had a pet dove and it was very friendly and playful.loved playing with my wife's hair
I have a 2 year old rescue from London. Proper monkey feet job. Fed her from young chick. Jim. Now I have another. Fed from chick.canada mourning dove.frankie. doves/pigeons are amazing
I was observing a flock of local pigeons the other day and noticed that one pigeon appeared to be a few millimeters bigger that the rest of the flock, but I couldn’t make a factual confirmation right away because the pigeon was flying high. Next week I saw the same flock feeding on the ground and noticed that suspect pigeon I saw before was not only slightly larger but it also had a smaller beak.
I've rescued many pigeons over the years but my favorite was one with the feathers pointed up on the back of her head. She was the only one that could go anywhere in the house and had no cage. I just built a corner shelf up high for her. Miss Tuftsy.😢
"Dove" and "Pigeon" are actually the same word in German. We don't differentiate. :O
🎉drsyedapigeon🎉
Also im albania
Do pigeons make good pets? i really like them, and there are so many, it seems like a kindness to take one home. But that would probably have to be a younger one. Do breeders breed pigeons? thanks, i know this is a year later than the last comment, but if anyone knows about pigeons as pets, please let me know! many thanks!
I just got a pigeon as a pet, and I have no regrets! She makes an amazing pet, and is very VERY quite compared to other pet birds
Pigeons make great pets; I would suggest looking into adopting one, from either a pigeon rescue or a shelter. Sometimes domestic pigeons need to find a new home, like if their care taker passes away or if they are removed from an abusive situation. Other types of rescued pigeons include ones that were used for ceremonies (like the white "doves" released at a wedding) that have lost their way and don't have survival skills. There are many circumstances in which a pigeon may need a loving home, so it's worth seeing if there is a service in your area that helps make this possible!
Amazing video! Though I do believe Cher Ami, mentioned in the video was male.
But overall I could watch this all day 🥰
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Love this! Thank you!
Love them!
So nice video
I'm gaining the trust of a big grey pigeon I named Martha, he brings his mate and walked in on me cleaning a motel room the other day. I recognize him and he's always the first to show up. I work at the clown motel in Nevada and I encourage everyone I encounter to feed them some bird safe foods. They're really sweet and a flock usually follows me back home. Treat them well, they're new to life tryna figure it out just like us. They're just trying to survive like we all are.
Interesting facts here & there. Courtship by male throughout the year is bizarre, very unusual, ignoring seasonality. Pigeon milk may be key? 2 at most clutch size, but numerous. Extremely low mortal rates in chicks?
I thought it was only hummingbirds (swallows under certain conditions in level flight) that produce lift during upstroke.
Wonderful video about another often-disparaged bird that is simply smart enough to take advantage of all the opportunities humans provide. I agree, pigeons are beautiful and interesting birds, and I appreciate that you also pointed out the need for kindness toward them and all wildlife!😊❤
Dove and Pigeon are the same so in albania we don't make name diffrences
Get rid of youf gutters. Keep your pigeons. No wing stick.