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Mass. aims to unite taxpayers through hatred of pigeon poop
BOSTON — Along with all the usual declarations and deductions, Massachusetts residents have been asked to keep something else in mind this tax season: pigeon droppings. In an unusual and at times...
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Someone discarded 145 living pigeons this winter
WOLCOTT — Someone discarded 145 living pigeons this winter the way one throws out an empty disposable coffee cup — by tossing them into a trash dumpster. The night caretaker at the northbound...
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Let’s stick with pigeons for a moment.
Occasionally, you see them munching on a pizza rind or some other recognizable discarded food, but most of the time they seem to be pecking at nothing at all. I am not planning to start a pigeon...
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Glasgow super hospital coughs up £450k to kill pests after pigeon droppings...
Glasgow super hospital coughs up £450k to kill pests after pigeon droppings crisis Pest teams at the QEUH have had to shoot pigeons, install anti-bird spikes and netting and use chemicals to kill...
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Glasgow Hospital Spends More than $500,000 to Kill Pests after Pigeon...
Glasgow Hospital Spends More than $500,000 to Kill Pests after Pigeon Droppings Crisis Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow has spent 450,000 £ ($545,236) to kill pests after deaths linked...
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Johor blames pigeon droppings for Pasir Gudang pupils’ breathing problems
JOHOR BAHRU: The state government said the recurrence of breathing issues and vomiting among pupils of SK Tanjung Puteri Resort in Pasir Gudang here could also be due to constant pigeon droppings in...
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‘It Stinks To High Heaven’: No Solution In Sight For Pigeon Poop Problem At...
Pigeon droppings on the Blue Line Pigeon droppings coating the sidewalks outside a Blue Line stop have proved to be more than just a nasty nuisance. The problem also led to a bunch of finger pointing...
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Penticton building owner ordered to clean up heaps of pigeon droppings
Elderly tenants of a Penticton apartment building may be at risk of contracting a fatal disease due to “large accumulations” of pigeon poop in the ceiling above a fourth-floor hallway, according a...
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On Pigeon Patrol, Rufus the Hawk Rules the Skies Over Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England — Imagine the fluttering kerfuffle. Roger Federer is serving for the Wimbledon title. He tosses the ball and cranes his neck. Plop. A gift from a pigeon, right on the forehead....
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Indonesian pigeon sells for $100,000 amid national racing boom
Jayabaya A pigeon named Jayabaya has become the most expensive bird ever sold in Indonesia. A racing pigeon in Indonesia has been sold for 1 billion rupiah ($101,700), breaking the national record for...
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Chinese buyer bids record $1.4 million for racing pigeon
Armando, the most expensive pigeon in the world. A Chinese buyer bid more than $1.4 million for a prized Belgian racing pigeon in an “unprecedented” sale, according to the auctioneer that organized the...
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Rescuers Looking For Owner Of Mysterious Bedazzled Pigeon
Blinged out Bird! A lot of us look at pigeons less than fondly – but clearly not all of us. A bird shelter in Arizona, USA, is looking for the owner of a pigeon found wearing a rhinestone-covered...
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New Zealand Votes ”Tipsy” Pigeon Bird Of The Year
The New Zealand pigeon or kereru has a liking for fermented fruits, which contain alcohol. New Zealand has voted for its bird of the year 2018 and it’s one known for being “drunk, clumsy and a bit of a...
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Pigeongram: In Social Media Era, Odisha Keeps Age-Old Practice Alive
BHUBANESWAR: With the onslaught of social media and e-communication services, pigeongram may have become a thing of the past across the globe, but the Odisha Police continues to keep alive this unique...
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Pigeons Aren’t Bird-Brained, Can Understand Concepts Of Space, Time
A new study finds that pigeons can discriminate the abstract concepts of space and time but they seem to use a different region of the brain than humans and primates to do so. WASHINGTON: Not only...
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Flying High No More: Drug-Smuggling Pigeon Caught In Kuwait
It’s 2017 and we have clearly come a long way from the days pigeons were used to deliver letters. Case in point, this pigeon in Kuwait that was caught with a little bag full of drugs out for delivery....
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Pigeons Swarm Chennai Airport, Nomads Roped In To Shoo Them Away
CHENNAI: A number of pigeons are swarming the Chennai airport premises for the last three days. Authorities were forced to hire a nomadic community to shoo them away. Efforts by the airport personnel...
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Pigeons In Tiny Backpacks Are Measuring Air Pollution In London
Pigeon backpacks measure air pollution in London. Air pollution caused by diesel vehicles in London is bad – so bad that it is blamed for 9,500 premature deaths a year and has prompted Britain’s...
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For Pigeons, Leadership Simply Depends on Speed
For pigeons, it seems, leadership is largely a question of speed. Researchers compared pigeons’ relative influence over flock direction to their solo flight characteristics. The studies showed that a...
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Passenger got £28,000 payout because they ‘possibly’ slipped on pigeon poo
By Richard Hartley-Parkinson – Friday 9 Aug 2019 6:40 am Network Rail paid out £28,000 after a passenger ‘possibly slipped’ on pigeon poo at Paddington station. Details of the incident at the west...
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