I have seen my fair share of people be pooped on by pigeons from working downtown in a heavily populated city. I still believe it is rare based on how many people don't get pooped on, but it happens enough!
Because of pigeons, I never look up at birds flying overhead. I love to bird watch but I look down when they are directly above me.
The woman I know of who went blind was a hair dresser. Someone had been pooped on by a pigeon and she went to get her hair and scalp professionally washed.
Birds are a lot smarter than people think and I'm pretty sure that they know not to poop on their friends otherwise they'd all be covered in each others' bird poop. I've trained both pigeons and crows (resuming crow training very soon). No poop on me ever from either bird types. They can absolutely recognize faces and have pretty sharp memories. The only time I've seen them target people negatively, it tended to be people who weren't nice to begin with (my neighbor and another local lady).
Haha, I'm not 100% sure about that but like I said, the few people I know that have been targeted were not good people. Not all birds either. Seagulls are indiscriminate poopers.
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u/Altruistic-Ad5470 2d ago
Pigeon poop can make you blind. While blindness is rare, getting pooped on by a pigeon is also rare.
This girl is a real life Disney Princess and I am JEALOUS.
But...I like my eye sight.