Don’t get me wrong, pigeons in the countryside are cool!
So “hate” might be too strong an expression.
But when pigeons share a densely populated city centre with a lot of human inhabitants, the different needs will clash.
So besides the enchanting cooing, I can’t use the easternmost quarter of my balcony any more, as it gets constantly covered in shit from the pigeon meeting place on the roof above.
The paint of my car has non-removable stains caused by the aggressive pigeon urine, substantially diminishing its value.
Also we are not allowed to properly ventilate the common stairways even during hot summer, because the pigeons would enter the building through the open windows.
So, yes, I am really not very fond of pigeons.
Except their cooing. ;-)
Yeah, but then I remember we humans made pigeons & then just abandoned them, and are for some reasons mad at them.
And they have a super tough life (many predators, a lot of physical limitations, a lot of human danger - and above all they have a lot of even directly humanly-relatable emotional intelligence).
And let’s not forget how much they clean-up our cities, they do play a role, and they are organised in their cleaning efforts (a bunch are designated for search & communication for the rest of them to find food easily).
I was always “aware” of this but after letting a couple nest on my balcony & raise their chicks (they produce “milk”) it’s even harder watching a bunch of pigeons & always seeing a few that have damaged legs or wings (usually folk don’t even notice).
I’m so fucking mad at them shitting on my car. I have like 3 MASSIVE like 3 inch shitstains on it…
The paint was brand new :-(
I hope I can polish it off some day…it looks terrible on black paint…
If you don’t want the same happening, you can avoid it. You have to go out every day and check for poop on the car. If there is any, some car shampoo mixed with water at a higher concentration than advertised om the bottle (I use 2x) on a paper towel will do the trick IF you make sure the paint is DAMP and the paper is DAMN and you DO NOT RUB only glide over the poop, without applying ANY pressure. It won’t leave any marring or Micro-Scratches of any kind. I did that for a very long time.
It’s the same for me with pigeon sounds. 🙂
And that although I hate pigeons…
Like wood pigeon sounds? Those remind me of home in the spring
We have mainly Eurasian collared doves where I live.
They are also actually kinda pretty…
I’m curious, why do you hate pigeons?
Don’t get me wrong, pigeons in the countryside are cool!
So “hate” might be too strong an expression.
But when pigeons share a densely populated city centre with a lot of human inhabitants, the different needs will clash.
So besides the enchanting cooing, I can’t use the easternmost quarter of my balcony any more, as it gets constantly covered in shit from the pigeon meeting place on the roof above.
The paint of my car has non-removable stains caused by the aggressive pigeon urine, substantially diminishing its value.
Also we are not allowed to properly ventilate the common stairways even during hot summer, because the pigeons would enter the building through the open windows.
So, yes, I am really not very fond of pigeons.
Except their cooing. ;-)
Yeah, but then I remember we humans made pigeons & then just abandoned them, and are for some reasons mad at them.
And they have a super tough life (many predators, a lot of physical limitations, a lot of human danger - and above all they have a lot of even directly humanly-relatable emotional intelligence).
And let’s not forget how much they clean-up our cities, they do play a role, and they are organised in their cleaning efforts (a bunch are designated for search & communication for the rest of them to find food easily).
I was always “aware” of this but after letting a couple nest on my balcony & raise their chicks (they produce “milk”) it’s even harder watching a bunch of pigeons & always seeing a few that have damaged legs or wings (usually folk don’t even notice).
A random vid that stayed in my memory:
youtube.com/jJ5Ugm1Zud4
I’m so fucking mad at them shitting on my car. I have like 3 MASSIVE like 3 inch shitstains on it…
The paint was brand new :-(
I hope I can polish it off some day…it looks terrible on black paint…
If you don’t want the same happening, you can avoid it. You have to go out every day and check for poop on the car. If there is any, some car shampoo mixed with water at a higher concentration than advertised om the bottle (I use 2x) on a paper towel will do the trick IF you make sure the paint is DAMP and the paper is DAMN and you DO NOT RUB only glide over the poop, without applying ANY pressure. It won’t leave any marring or Micro-Scratches of any kind. I did that for a very long time.
I only have DARN paper, will that work?
Gosh gee golly gee willikers no. Only DAMN paper and up will do the trick (HELL, FUCK, SHIT, etc.).
Lol
It’s just that so many screamed at me that this will damage my paint that I got tired of it… They just like rubbing
Treat your paint like a clitoris
Makes sense, I myself live in the countryside, so I haven’t really had to put up with the pigeon density found in cities.
I work in a warehouse where they roost inside. So much bird crap everywhere.
That’s fair. I think I too would hate something if it shat everywhere in my workplace.
They’re not birds. They’re flying rats.