tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post2243883548011525178..comments2023-08-16T18:56:13.685+10:00Comments on diary of a suburban gardener: two books about pigeonsSue Catminthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-53892923061210106352009-05-06T22:59:00.000+10:002009-05-06T22:59:00.000+10:00Shady, thanks for your visit. I don't blame you fo...Shady, thanks for your visit. I don't blame you for passing on the pie - especially when I read your post about your tea party!<br /><br />Easy, I guess they are very determined critters, despite scruffiness and lack of popularity.<br /><br />Cheers<br />catmintSue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-81389931105531606942009-05-06T22:41:00.000+10:002009-05-06T22:41:00.000+10:00Hi Titania, I agree with your "rant' about pigeons...Hi Titania, I agree with your "rant' about pigeons and other wildlife introduced by humans and then hated. I wrote a post earlier about a friend of mine who like you had a passion for pigeons.<br /> <br />Pomona, you would make a good PR person for pigeons - they need you! Pigeon poo is like guano, great compost.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-68395880734853929242009-04-26T07:28:00.000+10:002009-04-26T07:28:00.000+10:00Well, clearly there's a need to repackage the pige...Well, clearly there's a need to repackage the pigeon droppings as a valuable compost resource. It's all in the spin.<br /><br />I don't think Woody Allen was the originator of the "pigeons as flying rats" idea, I think he just expressed it. My mother, who lived in NYC in the late 1940s, made the comparison when she took my sister and me into the city in the 1960s. I always wondered why she spoke of them so disparagingly, since she liked wildlife in general, and because I secretly thought the pigeons were pretty. Her claim was that they carried disease.Pomona Belvederehttp://www.tulipsinthewoods.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-25693159765689870342009-04-23T05:14:00.000+10:002009-04-23T05:14:00.000+10:00I have nothing against pigeons except the fact tha...I have nothing against pigeons except the fact that they eat three times more than other birds on the bird table!<br />City pigeons tend to be scruffy and have damaged feet so I suppose a flock of them can look rather unattractive - especially to people who rarely get a glimpse of wildlife and when they do start complaining about dirt and noise etc.easygardenerhttp://greenforks.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-1298102908538874052009-04-21T14:51:00.000+10:002009-04-21T14:51:00.000+10:00The "beautiful" people out there always blame the ...The "beautiful" people out there always blame the ones who can't answer. A swastika under its wings, did he think that was funny?Many years ago I have brought up a pigeon baby. It would fly with the girls when they went riding. It flew with me when I went out with the car, side by side. It was so most beautiful bird, her name was Purdy. I will write about her story in my blog Underahottersun. I also love all the native doves and pigeons. <br />The cane toad is blamed for its toxicity towards native animals. It's the people who brought her in that are at fault. The foxes, the rabbits all are brought in by people and now the animals suffer and have to pay for the mistakes.<br />Sorry, that I am ranting again, but I just had to say it.Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403418150146893599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-55268110352464764052009-04-21T12:32:00.000+10:002009-04-21T12:32:00.000+10:00Welll.... I'll pass on the pie. ;-) I don't mind ...Welll.... I'll pass on the pie. ;-) I don't mind pigeons, but I really don't see them where I live anyway.Shady Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05007816271406393818noreply@blogger.com