Quantcast
Browsing all 919 articles
Browse latest View live

Fire in the sky: Heat strikes birds too

These include some 148 infant birds, 619 adult birds and 27 others.“This is the season for babies of birds such as Parakeets, Kites and Pigeons being born. Of late, there has been a significant spike...

View Article


Hospital employees upset by alleged method of pigeon pest control

BRIDGETON, Mo. – SSM Health DePaul Hospital has been trying to keep the disease-carrying pigeons away from its property, but they refuse to fly away. So the hospital hired Presto-X to remove them in...

View Article


No eggs, no birds

I read the article on pigeon control with great interest as in the UK several large cities have had similar problems. Their approach has been different but has had a high success rate. Their approach...

View Article

Disease That Decimated UK’s Garden Birds Now Found in Mynas in Pakistan

A disease in pigeons and doves gained infamy in 2006 after it decimated the UK’s greenfinch bird population by half a million within that year. In 2012, the bird’s population had plummeted to 2.8...

View Article

Pigeons build a nest on students’ discarded mop

When a group of students discarded an old mop on their dormitory balcony before the holidays they didn’t give it a moment’s thought. But when they returned after the break they found a family of birds...

View Article


Pigeon finds itself before the beak!

A BIRD found itself before the beak after sneaking into a courtroom and leaving deposits everywhere. Although there are no windows in the room at Swindon Crown Court, the pigeon somehow managed to get...

View Article

Incredible moment firefighters bring three unconscious pigeons back to life...

The big-hearted rescuers then used a tube to administer air from a ventilator until the wild creatures coughed back into life. Passer-by Sim Wright, 49, snapped the bonkers scene as he passed the depot...

View Article

The Elusive City Squab

Q. Pigeons are everywhere, but has anyone ever seen a baby pigeon? A. No. They are mythical creatures born in adult form, like the Greek goddess Athena when she sprang from the head of Zeus. Just...

View Article


Health concerns over Blenheim Road pigeon infestation

A pigeon infestation has left an elderly couple afraid to use their own garden and has prompted health concerns. The pigeons have nested in solar panels on Lydia and Frederick Fox’s roof in Blenheim...

View Article


Commemorating veterinarians and animals who went to war

New Zealands “forgotten army” has been remembered at Massey University’s School of Veterinary Science in Palmerston North. On Thursday, a plaque dedicated to the officers and soldiers of the New...

View Article

Katara initiative to give drinking water to birds

Katara – the Cultural Village Foundation has announced that it is offering specially made wooden boxes to the public free of cost, for providing drinking water to pigeons and other birds during summer....

View Article

Here’s Everything You Didn’t Think You Wanted To Know About Pigeons

They’ve been called “flying rats” and are often the unwelcome guests to a beautiful stroll in the city. Needless to say, pigeons are one bird with a bad rep. But for photographer Andrew Garn, pigeons...

View Article

Bengaluru: Stop feeding pigeons, they too spread Nipah

Bengaluru: The Nipah virus outbreak that has sparked panic in Kerela has raised serious concerns in the city. Harsha, a bird rescuer has pointed out that feeding of pigeons could also lead to the...

View Article


Driver, 18, crashed van trying to ‘swerve around pigeons’

Registered carer Damien Appleton had been driving a Renault Kangoo in Calshot Road, Havant, when he spotted the birds and ‘misjudged the angle,’ flipped the van on to its side and ran off. Portsmouth...

View Article

Tarred pigeons found with wings stuck together in Gorse Hill

CRUEL animal abusers are targeting birds in Gorse Hill. Pigeons have been found with their wings stuck together with tar, leaving them helpless, in pain and unable to move. Malcolm Webb, 80, of Cheney...

View Article


Pigeons ruffle feathers, prompt law rewrite around airfield

In 2012 and 2013, difficulties were encountered with homing pigeons that were being released for daily exercise directly beneath the approach to runway 11. There were also problems with removing...

View Article

At least 80 messenger pigeons die, 10 people displaced in Phoenix house fire

At least 80 messenger pigeons are dead and 10 people are without a home after a fire ripped through two Phoenix residences Saturday. Officials with the Phoenix Fire Department said the fire charred two...

View Article


No action was taken against Vittoriosa mayor following culling of pigeons in...

Home Affairs Minister Michael Farrugia confirmed that no action was taken against the mayor of Vittoriosa following the killing of pigeons in his home town last year. Replying to a parliamentary...

View Article

Town council to tackle fouling on King Street building

PIGEONS face eviction from a favourite roost as Knutsford Town Council seeks to tackle a major fouling problem on an historic town centre building. The council is seeking approval to install netting...

View Article

Poultry show ‘an absolute blast’

Ducks, geese, pigeons and fancy bantams were preened and pampered for a poultry show at the West End Hall earlier this month. The Timaru Poultry Pigeon and Cage Bird Club’s annual show returned for its...

View Article
Browsing all 919 articles
Browse latest View live