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> Worse if the window was left open overnight, then it's a mad pigeon and pigeon shit everywhere. That problem exists in Mediterranean countries too. Buildings
by unity1001 4y ago
> Worse if the window was left open overnight, then it's a mad pigeon and pigeon shit everywhere.
That problem exists in Mediterranean countries too. Buildings put some measures in their roofs, on the ledges etc. But still nobody considers pigeons as pests, call them 'rats with wings', leave aside anything like 'exterminating them'. Same goes with your Biblical reference - in a Mediterranean country, they had a pigeon problem with the !building!, and they took measures. They didnt try to exterminate pigeons in the land, they did not even consider them any kind of 'pest'. They didnt even try to remove them from plazas, where they historically inhabited and still inhabit.
- Spooky23 4y agoThe flying rat thing is a misunderstanding. Wherever you have pigeon overpopulation, you have crazy people. Feeding the birds is a behavior that some people down down a rabbit hole. Pigeon lives consist of eating and reproducing in that order. If you see massive squadrons of pigeons, some lunatic is dumping bags of seed every week within a few hundred yards of where you see them.
- unity1001 4y agoPeople regularly go to the plazas to feed the pigeons in the Mediterranean. Also, some people keep pigeons in the neighborhood. (may not be allowed in upscale neighborhoods, depending). And I dont think the 'flying rats' thing is something specific to 'crazy pigeon ladies'. I have seen it in English literature too frequently.
- HarryHirsch 4y agoWe didn't have pigeon overpopulation, but the birds were still problematic due to their behaviour. (The shortage of available nesting space massively contributed.) It was like with Canada geese in America, even without overpopulation - if the habitat is suitable they come and shit everywhere. Worse when a pair leads goslings.