How To Trap A Homing Pigeon

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by soundman98

nope.

one passed away quite abruptly due to lung cancer. i believe it was related to his adolescent smoking habit(he was 50-60). they said his pigeon stew was amazing, never got the chance to try it.

the other was a really good neighbor of my parents that his kids threw in a home so they could live without him and then passed away at 85-90..

I apologize for my insensitivity. In hindsight I realize I missed the context clues. Sorry about that.

[Tcoat]

Everybody just leave the damn bird alone. It isn't an injured puppy it is a pigeon having a rest. No need to go netting it or breaking it's legs with chicken hooks or interfering with it in any way.

[Impureclient]

No way, I say we get a posse together and get this bird. Since when do we let a bird boss us around? If some little bird legs
have to get broken then so be it! I'm electrifying my chicken hook and not taking any chances with that avian bastard.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Everybody just leave the damn bird alone. It isn't an injured puppy it is a pigeon having a rest. No need to go netting it or breaking it's legs with chicken hooks or interfering with it in any way.

No! We have to SAVE her!

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Impureclient

No way, I say we get a posse together and get this bird. Since when do we let a bird boss us around? If some little bird legs
have to get broken then so be it! I'm electrifying my chicken hook and not taking any chances with that avian bastard.

Count me in, we need to get ahead of the curve on this pigeon invasion -


humfrz

[JD001]

Give the pigeon the wrong Postal code...

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Everybody just leave the damn bird alone. It isn't an injured puppy it is a pigeon having a rest. No need to go netting it or breaking it's legs with chicken hooks or interfering with it in any way.

What if it's carrying commie spy secrets!?!? You know the saying, if you see something, kill it with fire!

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

I apologize for my insensitivity. In hindsight I realize I missed the context clues. Sorry about that.

no worries. it was a joke without the full story. i'm not angry about it in the least. the younger guy would laugh and slap you on the back, the older guy would snicker and offer you a charleston chew from the stash in his freezer, which for some reason always tasted better than the store-bought one's


the only things we can't avoid are death and taxes!

[Atmo]

Originally Posted by Impureclient

Maybe a cast net. They're cheap, like $20.

That was the first and best method suggested by the Audubon Society but I don't have one.

[Atmo]

Last night I kept the garage doors open, food and water on a workbench hoping it would come in to roost but nada. No other nocturnals I could see or smell either, a good thing.

Then I did a walk around the property and saw the white feathers scattered under a feeding station. Most likely, one of the many raptors around here got it.

I've seen it before and it's quite a sight when one drops out of the sky at Vmo, wings and landing gear folded then at the last moment before impact extends its talons and strikes, sending the prey tumbling across the ground where it becomes frozen in shock. The raptor then hops over to the prey and either flies off with it or eats it on the spot. In the back yard, rabbits, squirrels and doves have met their demise that way usually from a kestrel, peregrine falcon or bald eagle. I wouldn't be surprised if cats are also on the menu, we don't have strays around here for long.

If it was a homing pigeon and not someone's pet, my theory is that it may have gone off course from the documented magnetic deviation in this area if they use an internal compass. Nobody knows for sure if they use that, the sun, ELF or what to navigate though.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Atmo

Last night I kept the garage doors open, food and water on a workbench hoping it would come in to roost but nada. No other nocturnals I could see or smell either, a good thing.

Then I did a walk around the property and saw the white feathers scattered under a feeding station. Most likely, one of the many raptors around here got it.

I've seen it before and it's quite a sight when one drops out of the sky at Vmo, wings and landing gear folded then at the last moment before impact extends its talons and strikes, sending the prey tumbling across the ground where it becomes frozen in shock. The raptor then hops over to the prey and either flies off with it or eats it on the spot. In the back yard, rabbits, squirrels and doves have met their demise that way usually from a kestrel, peregrine falcon or bald eagle. I wouldn't be surprised if cats are also on the menu, we don't have strays around here for long.

If it was a homing pigeon and not someone's pet, my theory is that it may have gone off course from the documented magnetic deviation in this area if they use an internal compass. Nobody knows for sure if they use that, the sun, ELF or what to navigate though.

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GibiNy4d4gc[/ame]

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by soundman98

the only things we can't avoid are death and taxes!

Amen, brother! Thanks.




I'd LOVE a good brittle Charleston Chew.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Atmo

Most likely, one of the many raptors around here got it.

Not once have I ever seen a banded bird in the wild. You did what you could. Good on you for even considering it.

[JD001]