Ferals

[Quacking Pigeon]

Hi, I’m just wondering if anyone has any ferals near them as where I live there aren’t and if their were they would be raptor food. Also down below I have a lot of stories about when I went to some other urban areas and saw pigeons.

I see more Indian mynas then I ever see feral pigeons in very urban areas, and once when I was at Sydney with my family we went into the China town and went to a sushi place, and when looking out the window their were dead pigeons on the roof that look like they were there for weeks. Also this other time we were in a restaurant in Sydney and they had pigeon spikes on the building and when I got a better look on the roof I once again saw a dead pigeon(s). The rota virus has clearly wiped out a lot of birds.

But a more recent time we went to a park for a family members birthday and there were a large flock of pigeons searching for food, I noticed that their were at least two with rings on (must have been wanders or escapees) and also I saw at least two young birds.

At a place closer nearby to where I live but is known as a ‘city’ or town there are a large flock of ferals all of which seem quite healthy (I only say that as I haven’t seen any dead ones on roofs and also I’m pretty sure the rota virus hasn’t spread in this area yet), they all fly around and go into the park/oval daily and go on the powerlines and the milk company barn roof.

Feel free to share observations or stories about ferals. And I hope everything I said made sense above.

 

[Kusanar]

I'm in the USA and we have ferals everywhere... In fact, I have one that was feral and broke his wing as a baby so I brought him in and took care of him.

 

[jak2002003]

I am in Thailand and there are a lot of feral pigeons here.

I live in the countryside... but even here I see flocks of feral pigeons feeding in the rice fields often. These can by about 40 or more birds. These flocks like to use the Buddhist Temples as roosting and breeding sights, because they are usually free from being killed at these places.

There is also a large flock near me that I see in the evenings flying and roosting inside a large abandoned hotel building, which is very tall and they land on the roof and then go in through the holes in the broken roof. Probably about 100 or more birds in that flock.

I the city there are also a lot, mostly at the city gates where tourists feed them and take photos of them.

In the city park there was a flock.. which grew huge over the years with thousands of birds and they got to be people complaining about them. When I last went back I old saw about 50 birds… so I think the city officials must have 'got rid' of them.

I notice the feral pigeons here are much smaller than back in my home country of the UK. A lot also have feathered legs and feet, which I never saw in the UK. Another thing I noticed is that most are the wild colour grey, or checkered gray, with some white ones. There are not many brown / red birds here. In the UK they came in all colours and patterns, and the wild colour and pattern was less.

 

[Quacking Pigeon]

I am in Thailand and there are a lot of feral pigeons here.

I live in the countryside... but even here I see flocks of feral pigeons feeding in the rice fields often. These can by about 40 or more birds. These flocks like to use the Buddhist Temples as roosting and breeding sights, because they are usually free from being killed at these places.

There is also a large flock near me that I see in the evenings flying and roosting inside a large abandoned hotel building, which is very tall and they land on the roof and then go in through the holes in the broken roof. Probably about 100 or more birds in that flock.

I the city there are also a lot, mostly at the city gates where tourists feed them and take photos of them.

In the city park there was a flock.. which grew huge over the years with thousands of birds and they got to be people complaining about them. When I last went back I old saw about 50 birds… so I think the city officials must have 'got rid' of them.

I notice the feral pigeons here are much smaller than back in my home country of the UK. A lot also have feathered legs and feet, which I never saw in the UK. Another thing I noticed is that most are the wild colour grey, or checkered gray, with some white ones. There are not many brown / red birds here. In the UK they came in all colours and patterns, and the wild colour and pattern was less.

Very interesting

 

[CannedMonster]

Here in my small town in SW Idaho near Boise we have tons of wild doves.
They’re everywhere.
Lots of quail too.
I think that’s why the raptors mostly leave people’s chickens alone; because there’s an abundance of wild prey.

 

[Hokum Coco]

I’m just wondering if anyone has any ferals near them

Yes I have feral pigeons in my area.

 

[Quacking Pigeon]

It seems like I’m the only person who doesn’t have feral pigeons in my area... if I did I wonder how many fly-ins I would have every month. Quarantine would definitely be full.

 

[Hokum Coco]

It seems like I’m the only person who doesn’t have feral pigeons in my area

Give it time they will find you.

 

[Quacking Pigeon]

Give it time they will find you.

The closest feral pigeons are 21km away. And I don’t think they’ll travel this far with all these birds of prey around. I’ll just enjoy watching them when I’m around some urban areas.

 

[Hokum Coco]

The closest feral pigeons are 21 km away. And I don’t think they’ll travel this far with all these birds of prey around.

It may take 2 years or more as in my case. Pigeons have excellent hearing and eyesight much keener than ours. All it will take is your flock of pigeons and the feral to be flying 10+- km out of their nesting area.
Their were no feral pigeons visiting my property when I first started my loft either. I live in a farming area and the feral pigeons that have now settled in are healthy and in good condition. They visit now practically on a daily basis.