Pigeons

PETA offers $2,000 reward for information on blow-gun shootings of pigeons in downtown Seattle: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals announced today it is offering a $2,000 reward for information on one or more shooters involved in impaling pigeons in downtown Seattle with metal darts.[photo link]Several Seattle residents have called PETA in the past two weeks to report seeing three injured pigeons fluttering around with needle-like projectiles — about three to four inches long — piercing their heads, said Tori Perry, cruelty case worker for the Norfolk, Virginia-based organization.

By Lisa Fary Pigeons are creepy. My sophomore roommate came from an affluent, immaculately landscaped sub-development in South Florida where, apparently, she had never seen a pigeon. My roommate had the genius idea of putting a birdseed bell out on our balcony ledge, which drew a mini-flock of permanent pigeon squatters (and all the pigeon poop that entailed). They cooed all night, and then when the blinds broke, I saw that they were all lined up on the window ledge, staring at me, bobbing their sinister little heads. I hated those pigeons. My roommate’s pigeons were the first thing that came to mind when I saw the cover of Pigeons From Hell, published from Dark Horse. It was as if someone felt the same way about pigeons as I do. That someone was Robert E. Howard, whose work I

Yello everyone! How you doin'! Btw, since my blog revamp, I have been inundated with requests from junta asking me to do the same to their blogs. I'd love to. But it's gonna take at least 2 coffees and one dinner for it :-)The window sill in our drawing room is one nesting ground for pigeons that are so common in Mumbai. This sill offers the perfect setting in terms of cover from natural elements and thanks to the variety of plants my mom grows over there, a nice camouflage from other birds. And thanks to my dad's affection towards them, our window-sill has gained quite a reputation amongst the winged community!And for the last couple of weeks, there's been a new guest here. It settled itself comfortably in one of the flower-pots and has pretty much not moved since. Every evening, my dad c

for some reason, i just loved this scene--right along the banks of the sumida river, near st. luke's international hospital. i thought the pigeons were lined up so perfectly-- all of them were kind of looking at me as if to say, "snap the picture already!!!"

Spare some change, mate?No.That wasn't a very good start, was it?Like to try again?I mean, when you see a single man sitting on a park bench in a leather waistcoat, with his legs wide open and torncrotch joggers, reading Pevsner, don't you think you might draw a conclusion and pitch your marketing strategy?But at least you didn't ask for a couple of coppers, which is just as well, as they are standing behind that tree in the corner.Which presents an interesting contradiction: if you are going to push me off the bench and nick my bag, then I'm glad they are there; if you are going to whack out your cock and shove it in my mouth, I'd rather they weren't. Balance in politics is difficult.So how about varying your pitch? Maybe, "I'm an art student - would you like to brighten my palette?" or "I'm the gardener, are you Mary Magdelene? Wanna come and see my grotto?"Do you know the statue outside the formal garden? "Boy attacked by bears" - he should be so lucky - shall we go and look

I asked my mom why I can't fly, I was two at that time, she looked at me and gave me a half smile, she said its because I don't have a wing. The next day, my sister came home and was shocked to find me tearing her prom dress into pieces, I made a cardboard wing using her prom dress. I still don't understand now why everytime we talk about high school my sister suddenly becomes quiet. she went to her prom wearing my mom's wedding dress, minus the veil and I think my mom cut it halfway so it will reach her mid thigh. but if I can remember clearly she went home early that day because her friends can't bear the raggy smell of the dress even if she coated it with half bottle of perfume that she got for her graduation

New York councilman James Oddo came up with a solution to reduce the pigeon population in the ferry terminals at Staten Island, and that is to give them birth control.  Oddo said that giving the pigeons OvoControl-P, which is a drug that makes the pigeon eggs unhatchable, would be a solution to reduce the population, thus the amount of droppings the birds leave in the terminals would be less. Oddo said that the drug could be mixed in with the bird seed,; however, this drug has not yet been approved for use on pigeons by the Department of Environmental Conservation in New York.  A product that is similar was approved for geese last month. Oddo is also the man who lost it when he was interviewed by a Norwegian comedian.  This was in the news not too long ago.  I thought it was pretty funny myself!

I hate pigeons. They’re everywhere in San Francisco, disheveled and diseased, cluttering the sidewalks and crapping all over the ground. Sometimes I want to kick them out of my way, and might have done so already were it socially acceptable (I’m not sure that it’s not; I’ve just never seen anyone else do it). (more…)

I hate pigeons. They're everywhere in San Francisco, disheveled and diseased, cluttering the sidewalks and crapping all over the ground. Sometimes I want to kick them out of my way, and might have done so already were it socially acceptable (I'm not sure that it's not; I've just never seen anyone else do it). But the thing is, in my mind, the kick would be inconsequential to both parties, aside from the pigeon getting the boot out of my path. In reality, the pigeon would likely die if I ever managed to contact one with my foot, and that's no good.

I've always seen pigeons as high-browed seagulls. The only thing that sets them apart from their lesser feathered friends is....well, actually I'm not sure there is anything. They turn up in mobs, poo everywhere with amazing efficiency and shade the sun when they decide to leave. I've had the pleasure - though I'm using the world 'pleasure' with abandoned wastefulness - of seeing friends encourage these birds into their gardens and feed them relentlessly. The pigeons don't seem to mind though and they reward their food source with molted feathers and gooey manure. They take up their posts on the neighbour's fence - for which they're eternally grateful - and loiter like truant children who've run out of things to do. But, this is just my opinion. Apparently, some guy loves them and wrote this post 21 Amazing Facts You Didn't Know About Pigeons. So there you have it. They're officially amazing...officially amazing pests, that is.

Yesterday the agent, through whom I was offered the new contract, got me mixed up with someone else, and sent me someone else’s resume for consideration for a position. This kind of screw-up always puts the cat amongst the pigeons. I had a look at the resume and it wasn’t much good. The guy was a tester of sorts, seemed to be when he couldn’t get a job doing something else. In total he had just under 4 years experience, but only about 7-8 months in the last couple of years. In fact he’s last two positions each lasted between 3-4 months, which is not a long time at all. I’m sure test consultants get to do 3-4 month projects where they go in to a project, have a look around and advise the client on the best way forward. That kind of work could take 3 months. But this guy, going by the job descriptions on his resume, was a basic tester and I can’t see what work can be done on a 3-4 month contract, as it usually takes 3 months before someone is up to s

Me: "Pigeons are robots, you know."GBF: "No, they're surveillance cameras."Me: "Really?"GBF: "Yeah. I've known that for ages, how did you find out?"Me: "I heard one whirring across the park earlier."GBF: "Yeah, they're built like that. That's why you don't see baby pigeons."Me: "Oh, right."

By Mike Lopresti, Gannett News Service According to the Census Bureau, the population of the United States at 8:33 a.m. Wednesday was 301,960,101. And we can’t find one guy who can play tennis on a clay court? Apparently not. In case you haven’t been following the French Open, there is a bloody casualty report. The American men dropped like Custer’s regiment. Nine of them landed at Roland Garros and all nine were gone in the first round, the most complete rout for the more…

Every once in a while I read something about the restaurant business that makes me so incredibly happy that I am a regular at a few sushi places and trust them implicitly. I walk in, they know I am a regular and I am treated as such. There is a reason that I am a regular too, I trust their practices and I love their food. And most especially, they are nothing like Sushi World. I don’t think it takes a brain surgeon to realize that making sushi in a place used for pigeons and cats is not a good idea. Especially when your customers are starting to suffer from food poisoning. I can only wonder why it took the Australian authorities so long to shut them down. Places like this are certainly not limited to Australia, and I have heard my share of horror stories about places in North America, but I’ve always associated Australia with fresh seafood (perhaps a stereotype, but at least a good one). I’ll have to get myself over there to test the waters, so to speak. And maintain

On Friday morning this chair has been left outside a shop in Souk Waqif, opposite the KDF Islamic Centre. With an extremely low crime rate, it is common for shop owners to leave their shops open but unattended, or even leave large items outside overnight. This shop owner didn't leave his products, though - extremely valuable falcons.After taking this photo, I was lucky enough to meet the architect. The KDF Islamic Centre represents a combination of five buildings, including the Qatar Centre for the Presentation of Islam. This is an organisation which tries to convert non-Muslims to the faith. The Centre also has a multi-purpose hall and is home to a bank. Three of the five buildings have separate entrances for men and women. The Mosque forms the centre of the building. The idea behind the combination of buildings was partly to attract non-Muslims, who might be scared of entering a mosque, into the building. The spiral shape of the tower is to symbolise touching with the sky and with

I was watching a small flock of pigeons while I was sitting at a stop light on my way to work this morning. It was about ten minutes before full dawn, the sky was patchily overcast with dark grey clouds, and tendrils of sunlight were coming over the mountain, lighting the undersides of some of [...]

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Looks a bit nasty but this is a fantastic demonstration of electronics and computers interacting directly with an animal. Will this put an end to designing tiny drone spy planes? “Scientists with the Robot Engineering Technology Research Center of east China’s Shandong University of Science and Technology say they implanted micro electrodes in the brain of a pigeon so they can command it to fly right or left or up or down. The implants stimulated different areas of the pigeon’s brain according to signals sent by the scientists via computer, and forced the bird to comply with their commands. It’s the first such successful experiment on a pigeon in the world, said the lead researcher, who hopes the work will have “practical use” in the future. In the United States, similar work on animals has been of interest to the military. For example, the pigeon news follows the equally amusing animal tale about the Pentagon’s attempts at creating remot

Ok, it's getting cold outside. I thought birds fly south when it gets cold. At least that's what they do back home. But I suppose this is as far south as some of those birds go. Fairfax County, VA. Yes, I can see the birds' travel agent trying to sell this location now..."Yes, Vienna is a beautiful town, just across the bridge from DC, with lovely smog from Beltway traffic, and plenty of low-lying tree tops on which to rest your laurels. There are lots of office workers there who take up space for the majority of the day. It's a great place to spend your winter." Well I'm mad at that travel agent now.I was on my way back from lunch and I heard all of this commotion in the trees just above my head. Lots of rustling and strange gutteral sounds that pigeons make when communicating with their homies. I'm not sure if the red shirt I have on today makes me look like some type of extra large berry but out of nowhere, three big-ass birds land on my shoulders and start pecking at my shirt

Disturbing news from eastern China… Chinese scientists said they have succeeded in an experiment to remotely control the flight of a pigeon with electronic technology. Scientists with the Robot Engineering Technology Research Center of east China’s Shandong University of Science and Technology say they implanted micro electrodes in the brain of a ...

Recording the scene on Boston Common after I fed the pigeons one day, I noticed a starling assaulting pigeons. He actually pecks at, rides the back of and serves great nuisance to about 4 pigeons, one right after the next.