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So much stuff in San Diego is named after Palomar which is the Spanish word for dovecots. It's difficult trying to find some modern analogue for what those even

So much stuff in San Diego is named after Palomar which is the Spanish word for dovecots. It's difficult trying to find some modern analogue for what those even are. It's not like they're birdhouses that we're familiar with. Maybe the past just had a lot more pigeons than we do now. I always find it striking in India when you arrive at some intersection with like 600 pigeons (favorite Hindi word kabootar) eating snacks the locals provide them.

krisoft 2y ago
> Maybe the past just had a lot more pigeons than we do now. That is not just a maybe. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passenger_pigeon https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passenger_pigeon Passenger pigeons were once found in huge flocks in North America. They were very easy to kill and they have been hunted to extinction.