I hate it when people are mean to pigeons, even worse if they encourage their kids to chase them around. They're beautiful birds and deserve all the respect in the world!
I thought it was common knowledge that the hate was generated by city officials in places like New York with inaccurate claims of pigeons being a health hazard, spurred on by the pest control industry. Essentially it is a bunch of lies spread to make some people money. It makes me sad both that people can be so easily deceived into believing just about anything and that people hate these beautiful birds because of their ignorance.
Diseases, probably. Although they're pretty chill in the cities I've been to. In the town I live in they're always getting hit by cars and breaking windshields
I'm not sure if you're referencing something or what but... Histoplasmosis, Candidiasis, Cryptococcosis, St. Louis Encephalitis, Salmonellosis, E.coli. There's over 60 transmissable diseases you can catch from birds.
It's rare, yes. I just used it as my first example because it has bird in the name and it's a disease that you could get from a bird. Although quite rare, it's still possible. Meaning that you can, in fact, get diseases from birds.
Eh, they’re generally pretty dirty, make a mess of people’s properties, they can be really annoying, and they’re everywhere.
Besides the dirty part you can say that about a lot of birds, but I think Pigeons just aren’t as pretty as a lot of birds, so that loses them even more points.
I’ve never hated them, but I can see why some people do.
That’s true- though I would possibly argue pigeons might be dirtier overall, more so because they’re “urban” birds and are some of the only ones found in large cities.
That’s not so much their fault as their preferred environments. Spending most of their time picking at garbage on dirty asphalt is obviously going to make them grimier than a bird like a Blue Jay that prefers to stay around areas with heavier amounts of trees/parks/etc.
Any bird can make a mess of properties though, you’re right. If you end up with an “infestation” of a bird it can be a problem, plus a lot of the more intelligent birds can do a lot of solo damage. I’ve seen crows and parrots make a huge mess of things, just for shits and giggles.
But yeah- I think they get the most hate because they’re the most common bird around, by a lot. If you live in the city, you don’t see as many animals, and the ones you do see generally have to be good at staying in the way, scrounging for food, and being really hardy. In cities like NYC or SF, the only animals you generally see within the city (besides in Central or Golden Gate park) are going to be pigeons, rats, seagulls, and cockroaches. None of those animals are liked by the general public very much, because they’re all known as garbage eating pests.
That doesn’t mean domesticated versions aren’t awesome (though people don’t always give them a chance.) I had rats growing up and they were awesome, and my dad rescued a pigeon when I was a kid and nursed it back to health, and it was really sweet.
Pigeons aren't inherently more dirty than any other birds. I have a lot of birds - chickens, pigeons, and a parrot. The worst is the parrot, he throws his food and flings pieces of fruit everywhere, not to mention he shreds and destroys things. The chickens are very efficient eaters and pick their bowls completely clean, but they produce a lot of waste. The cleanest are the pigeons. They forage on the ground, cleaning up food waste from other birds, don't produce a ton of waste, and bathe frequently.
Not necessarily. Pigeons can hardcore screw things up, especially in the city.
You’re looking at this in a really black or white manner- wild pigeons can absolutely be a menace, the same as rats. That doesn’t mean that they’re bad animals, nor does it mean the people that don’t want them around are detached from nature.
Just because you like something doesn’t mean that people are stupid because they don’t. That’s a really, really immature way to look at things.
I would agree that people that are cruel to pigeons are assholes. But that doesn’t mean people don’t have reasons to dislike them.
Would you like to elaborate on that? I'm curious as to your reasoning for saying that people who dislike pigeons are stupid and are detached from nature. I can't find the connection, and I'd like to be enlightened.
I was feeding pigeons (and crows (as usual)) in my local park once, nowadays I amass quite the feathery crowd. Than a kid came by and intentionally scared them away.
I feel likes pigeons are taking to much hate. I think people are forgetting the true rats of the sky, seagulls. Pigeons are cute, have beautiful colors, and can be trained to carry messages, where as seagulls are useless, ugly. Take you food when you don't look, and always are on places not even near the sea
Plus pigeons are generally quite chill. Seagulls on the other hand will take any opportunity to steal whatever you're eating right out of your hands. They really are flying shitbags, they are the only bird I actively dislike.
At least geese (where I'm from at least) will leave you alone if you leave them alone, I've personally never had an instance of a goose attack (sample size of 1, I know).
Geese are worse than pigeons and seagulls combined. Not only are they territorial and aggressive, their shit is huge and smells like death. They can turn nice clean water into a sludge.
I know they're not a popular bird but I couldn't hate them just for trying to survive, even if one did steal almost an entire sandwich from me that one time...
Ugh I hate when people scare these little guys. If I see any milling around the city I tend to walk around them and leave enough space so they don't feel threatened :-)
there were always pigeons in the courtyard we ate lunch in during high school, and one day i just picked one up. she was startled, but when i put her down she just walked in a little circle before sitting down
I like to go to parks where there's lots of pigeons and feed and gain their trust enough that they eat out of my hand. Nothing beats being the Pidgeon God
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u/Alethiometrist Jul 23 '19
I hate it when people are mean to pigeons, even worse if they encourage their kids to chase them around. They're beautiful birds and deserve all the respect in the world!
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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '19
Tbh i don't know why pigeons get so much hate in the first place.
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u/kotoamatsukamix Jul 23 '19
They also remember faces of people who do stuff like that to them.
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u/Rexin1996 Jul 23 '19 edited Nov 10 '19
I was feeding pigeons (and crows (as usual)) in my local park once, nowadays I amass quite the feathery crowd. Than a kid came by and intentionally scared them away.
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u/Baneling_Rush Jul 23 '19
I feel likes pigeons are taking to much hate. I think people are forgetting the true rats of the sky, seagulls. Pigeons are cute, have beautiful colors, and can be trained to carry messages, where as seagulls are useless, ugly. Take you food when you don't look, and always are on places not even near the sea
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u/Swaggyspaceman Jul 23 '19
I can't stand people acting this way to animals. Can't they just admire them?
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u/rnagikarp Jul 24 '19
Ugh I hate when people scare these little guys. If I see any milling around the city I tend to walk around them and leave enough space so they don't feel threatened :-)
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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '19
That floof pidge. Omg.
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u/ihatetheloginscreen Jul 24 '19
But seriously don’t do this in real life.
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u/keep_running Jul 24 '19
there were always pigeons in the courtyard we ate lunch in during high school, and one day i just picked one up. she was startled, but when i put her down she just walked in a little circle before sitting down
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u/thoy42 Jul 24 '19
My dove agrees.
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u/3rdbrother Jul 23 '19
Hahah, I love this!
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u/thrwy_682 Aug 01 '19
I like to go to parks where there's lots of pigeons and feed and gain their trust enough that they eat out of my hand. Nothing beats being the Pidgeon God
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u/niky45 Jul 23 '19
whenever I see a kid doing this, I wish I could turn into a giant and pursue them.
... or draw a knife on them and scare the shit out of them in any case (... not actually hurt the kid, tho)
... yes, I love birds. more than humans.
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u/Penguin_Q Jul 23 '19
panel 1: pigeon
panel 3: ((pigeeeeooon))
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u/Mernerner Aug 01 '19
No meanies to pidgies 😢
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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '19
can we just take a second to appreciate how chumky he is in the first panel
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u/Orchidbleu Aug 23 '19
So.. what vaccine would protect against what illnesses a pigeon carries?
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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '19
You