Ally Mac
116 posts
Nov 20, 2006
3:00 PM
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http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2653167904781535019&q=pigeons&hl=en
This video was posted on another site. Was quite interesting.
I remember there was a topic here about controling wild birds but I couldnt find it. This has interesting alternatives.
Al.
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belle
41 posts
Nov 20, 2006
4:19 PM
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good video
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hardtimekenl2
13 posts
Nov 20, 2006
4:21 PM
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i did not know all that
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Velo99
659 posts
Nov 20, 2006
5:05 PM
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Topic on Earls was to get a roller program on Animal Planet. Here`s the link to them if you care to plug the rollers.
http://extweb.discovery.com/viewerrelations
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If they don`t kit,they don`t score.
Color don`t roll and peds don`t fly.
It`s a comp thing,understand?
V99
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Shaun
377 posts
Nov 20, 2006
11:59 PM
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That's an interesting video but it might need updating.
The video mentions the Mayor of London having removed the food source from Trafalgar Square in order to cut pigeon numbers. This is true. It also mentions that people rebelled against this, knowing that many pigeons would starve. This is only partially true. It failed to mention that just as many people supported the move to remove the food source, not least because so many monuments and historic buildings in and around Trafalgar Square were covered in pigeon crap.
I remember reading the London Evening Standard at the time the proposals were about to be implemented and the views of the readers were sought. There were far more people in favour of getting rid of the 'flying rats' than against.
Moving on a few years, I was at Trafalgar Square in the summer and the situation is as follows: There are no food sellers and a bylelaw prohibits pigeon feeding there. This is a criminal offence, punishable by a fine of up to £50.
A man walks around with a hawk and releases it every few minutes to scare the remaining pigeons away. I actually took a picture of the hawk sitting on its own on a wall, observing the pigeons. It then took off, scared them up then returned to its handler.
Shaun
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Santandercol
425 posts
Nov 21, 2006
5:56 AM
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Shaun,
Can you show us that pic of the hawk in Trafalgar Square??
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Kelly
Last Edited by on Nov 21, 2006 5:56 AM
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Shaun
378 posts
Nov 21, 2006
10:18 AM
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Kelly, they're just sitting on my AppleMac at the moment, as opposed to anywhere on the web, but I'm happy to email you the two pics of relevance - one with the bird and its handler and the other with it standing in anticipation at its lookout. Looking at the bird again, it's probably a falcon, not a hawk - it's a fair size.
Shaun
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