Hi, I recently (yesterday) adopted a pigeon from a rescue. I had a few questions concerning best practices for bonding with our new feathered friend. The person who approved myself and my fiancée’s application was very helpful and I do have an open line with her but I thought I would reach out to you good people as well!

Now I do understand that they can take some time to become adjusted and the bonding progress also takes time. I have been sitting outside his enclosure generally chatting with him but I was wondering how I should approach looking at him. We are also rabbit owners and I know that rabbits can become very nervous when you look directly at them. Is the same true of pigeons? If so, should I make and break eye contact or is there a better behavior I can do?

Any help is appreciated!

I accidentally almost walked into a pigeon today and he frantically fluttered up onto a bench next to me before just perching on it. He was puffed up, still, not craning out its neck. I decided to sit on the edge of the seat with him for a few minutes, trying to get a look at him but not making any sudden movements and trying to focus on noises around me so maybe he wouldn't feel like I was staring at him (idk how pigeon logic works). He just sat there with his discerning little orange eyes looking back at me before he fluttered away with a gust of wind. Poor thing seemed very lethargic. Feels kind of bad tbh. Do you think he might have had some virus?

Also, why do pigeons puff up when they're sick? Is it because they instinctively feel vulnerable?

Hi. I’m fairly new to taking care of pigeons but a little over one week ago a couple decided to set up home and began building a nest near my windowsill inside of a crevice in the wall. For some context, They made a shabby nest with only a small boarder of twigs and paper and the middle of their nest was hollow. They ended up laying 2 eggs bare on the concrete. It’s been maybe 10 days since the eggs were layed. A quick google search told me that it should take up to 18 days for the eggs to hatch and I should be feeding them a diet of seeds, uncooked rice and clean water. I kept this not too far from their nest and they discovered it immediately and have been wiping it clean. The mom has been sitting on her eggs daily and the dad has been keeping guard which is honestly adorable. However today, to my shock the eggs were completely crushed open with no parents in sight or newborn baby pigeons inside. I’m scared a family of crows has eaten it or something terrible happened. However just now the parents have returned to their normal behaviour of incubating the eggs and guarding the nest. Have they noticed their eggs are open? Should I interfere? Have the babys hatched prematurely? Was it the concrete that broke the eggs? I’m really worried and frankly heartbroken because it was adorable to feed the birds everyday and just know that mama bird is working hard raising a family.

Why is her poop green!?

Not 10 min ago, was just walking down the road, turned a corner and saw a pigeon take off carrying another dead pigeon in its beak. Ground was covered in feathers and there also was a fresh puddle of bright red blood. I caught a glimpse of the dead pigeon and it looked kinda disfigured. What do you think happened there? I doubt that one pigeon killed the other, I am thinking of a more heartbreaking scenario. Any theories, I would love to hear them.

Thank you to everyone helping me on this journey, Captain Dandy has had a nice warm relaxing stay at my home but in her best interests, I have taken her to one of our local bird rescues who are currently fixing up her wound and helping her thrive, her wound and eye will get the proper care she needs and we can all have closure that this little baby will have a hopefully happier life, thank you all it has been a delightful experience :)

[image is the makeshift nest I made for her on her first night here]

Thank you to all the comments and help, I gave her a little clean up for the blood and the wound and she seems to be acting okay! she has a bit of a sassy attitude, and because of her one eye I have named her Captain Dandy ((Dandelion)) and will be hoping to nurse her back to flight and able to set her up in my garden for a safe release once she is able to fly again!

Also yes she is dried off now, the image is just after her bath

I have a group of 2-3 dozen pigeons that visit me every day for breakfast. They bring me a lot of joy but the last three days, a local hawk has decided to start feeding on my pigeon friends.

I was hoping someone could share some of their experiences.

• Do owl decoys work?

• If I put up an owl decoy, will it also scare off the pigeons?

• Do the shiny spiral reflectors actually work?

• Do they also keep other birds away?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

i rescued a racing pigeon and he seems pretty tame, he does good inside, but when i put him outside in a lil bird cage with levels and such he frrreaaaks out, should i get him a friend..? i mean it it all new for him but he seems so much more calmer in other scenarios but he hhhated that outside cage, im with him for quite a few hours of the day but besides that i just work and then after he’s in my room with me till the next day, but ive only had him maybe 6 days ?

I like to feed the pigeons in my town and i get lots of mixed reactions, I think today was the worst. I got a few people thanking me saying i’m doing them good and then some aggravated people saying i’m not allowed to feed the birds and then coming up to me asking me to catch them so they can cook them? I even had someone threaten to fight me because i was feeding them. I don’t normally feed them in town because there’s just too many judgemental people but i hate to ignore them and watch them dig through bins :( I just kinda wanted to rant to fellow pige lovers because there doesn’t seem to be that many out there and todays shook me up

Hey everyone, I take care of a group of wild pigeons on my college campus and they’re starting to get more comfortable with me and I’ve noticed different types of body language that I A. Don’t know what they mean and B. Wanna be able to reciprocate in some way. I’m hoping they’re saying the trust me lol. Here’s a list of behaviors I noticed!: •Almost vibrating while eating •Fluffing of their chest without noises •Making an almost “coocoo coocoo” noise •Furiously bobbing their head at me •And Cocking their heads from side to side

My hope is that they feel safe around me and wanna be around me lol. I don’t need to be able to hand feed them (however cool that is) or pet them or anything. Just want them to feel safe around me. (I only have a small dream of being the pigeon lady from Home Alone 2 🤣) Anyway! Thank you in advance for any advice or help you may have for me!

ETA: They also slow blink (?) at me like a cat sometimes? Maybe?