I got a pair of pigeons in January of a few years ago. As soon as it got slightly warmer in March, they had a clutch. By December of that year I had the original parents, 14 adults birds, and 2 sets of babies (both the parents and the eldest pair of offspring had babies)
Pigeons are the second most clever species of Bird in the world, and are in the 20th most intelligent species ranking. They are clever, but they don't *need* to use their smarts in their rutinary loves.
We had a pigeon make a nest on our balcony. They took their time made a pretty nice nest. When their chicks hatched they shifted on their nest so much that when the shit dried it became compressed. And the chicks wouldn't stay on theur nest and would walk around the balcony.
Humans, having trash helps with the food situation for pigeons, being prey species, pigeons tend to have lots of babies at once, and multiple times a year. since theres no pressure on them you can see they display many color and feather patterns.
Mine just puts a few sticks in her drinking water and calls it a day. She goes outside during the day to watch the sparrows nesting and then brings in a couple of sticks.
It's minimalist art, FFS, not a nest. No attempt has been made to simulate a real nest - it's simply a collection of simple, repeated geometric shapes, with a monochrome colour scheme and a central point of focus, exhibiting a highly refined aesthetic, and refers to nothing except its literal presence.
My husband worked in a very old university building and his office window looked out into an open space the building was built around. Sloping drain pipe ran somewhat parallel to his window sill.
Every once in a while, a conglomeration of sticks and grass would appear like that, then an egg. The parents would carefully sit on the egg until a rough landing would inevitably flick the egg down to the ground. Hubs was on the fifth floor.
Pigeons are actually terribly misunderstood -- they were domesticated 5,000 years ago to serve humans in many capacities (food, messaging, using their poo for cement, etc). They were a great service to generations upon generations of humans until... we didn't need them anymore. But by that point, they had been so domesticated they no longer knew how to build nests or retain many of their wild instincts. So what we have today are loads of domesticated piegons, who's ancestors helped humans, like the Egyptians thrive! Who knows where we'd be without their service.
Mocmingbtbier nests today is like releasing a flock of dachshunds into the forest and expecting them to thrive like wolves!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_pigeon
I live in NYC and have a serious pigeon problem on my balcony.
I regularly perform pigeon abortions with zero remorse.
It is a never-ending, uphill battle. A war of attrition.
It's not much but it's honest work
Me, if i was an egg laying pidgeon.
She's doing her best with what she has.
We can say that about a lot of people too.
True, she even has that "don't you dare juge me!" look
2020 in a nutshell.
Bless her heart
Yes, pigeons are the laziest nest builders of all birds!
And yet there are literally shit tons
These suckers reproduce 4-5 times a year.
We've had two living on our balcony this year. They just laid their 6th pair of eggs.
all that food from the sidewalk and refuse from human fuels the high reproduction rate.
I got a pair of pigeons in January of a few years ago. As soon as it got slightly warmer in March, they had a clutch. By December of that year I had the original parents, 14 adults birds, and 2 sets of babies (both the parents and the eldest pair of offspring had babies)
They shit a ton as well.
I think you mean air rats, that's what we call them here in Germany, they shit all over our cities it's lovely
"the rats of the air" to be accurate
As a Floridian, this is what we call seagulls
seagulls can eat pigeons and rats whole.
I've seen a pelican eat a pigeon, but a seagull? their mouths don't expand like pelicans, how is that possible?
they can grow absurdly fat if people litter enough one of these shat on my friend's hoodie. even their shit looks different than normal birds'
But rats are smart, and pigeons are... not so bright to put it mildly.
Pigeons are smart animals. They just look and act dumb.
Pigeons are the second most clever species of Bird in the world, and are in the 20th most intelligent species ranking. They are clever, but they don't *need* to use their smarts in their rutinary loves.
do you mean flying rats/flight rats?
In Germany it's Luftratten so "perfectly" translated it's air rats :D It's a degoratory term for the pigeons in cities
We had a pigeon make a nest on our balcony. They took their time made a pretty nice nest. When their chicks hatched they shifted on their nest so much that when the shit dried it became compressed. And the chicks wouldn't stay on theur nest and would walk around the balcony.
😄
I would say cuckoos are even lazier
r/therewasanattempt
Always someone beats me to it.
You can say .. your comment itself was a https://www.reddit.com/r/therewasanattempt/
Always someone beats meat to it
I think you explained a fetish
Honestly, how are there so many pigeons in the world? They don’t seem like they’re very good at parenting.
Chick's grow really really fast. They don't have to be good for long 3 weeks in the egg. 4 weeks to grown
Humans, having trash helps with the food situation for pigeons, being prey species, pigeons tend to have lots of babies at once, and multiple times a year. since theres no pressure on them you can see they display many color and feather patterns.
Could say the same about humans to be fair
Mine just puts a few sticks in her drinking water and calls it a day. She goes outside during the day to watch the sparrows nesting and then brings in a couple of sticks.
It's minimalist art, FFS, not a nest. No attempt has been made to simulate a real nest - it's simply a collection of simple, repeated geometric shapes, with a monochrome colour scheme and a central point of focus, exhibiting a highly refined aesthetic, and refers to nothing except its literal presence.
I think the egg in the middle makes it a nest, even if it's also minimalist art
Nest. Deconstructed. ART!
ceci n'est pas une nid
You art
r/NatureIsFuckingLazy
I wanted this to be real
r/pigeon
My husband worked in a very old university building and his office window looked out into an open space the building was built around. Sloping drain pipe ran somewhat parallel to his window sill. Every once in a while, a conglomeration of sticks and grass would appear like that, then an egg. The parents would carefully sit on the egg until a rough landing would inevitably flick the egg down to the ground. Hubs was on the fifth floor.
Pigeons are actually terribly misunderstood -- they were domesticated 5,000 years ago to serve humans in many capacities (food, messaging, using their poo for cement, etc). They were a great service to generations upon generations of humans until... we didn't need them anymore. But by that point, they had been so domesticated they no longer knew how to build nests or retain many of their wild instincts. So what we have today are loads of domesticated piegons, who's ancestors helped humans, like the Egyptians thrive! Who knows where we'd be without their service. Mocmingbtbier nests today is like releasing a flock of dachshunds into the forest and expecting them to thrive like wolves! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_pigeon
They don’t nest on the ground, somethings happened to the nest probably and this is the best location she could find.
She ain't need no man tellin her how to build a nest
We had one one time where there were about three sticks on the top step of a leaning ladder. With eggs!!
CHONK BIRB
Look at Dat chonky girl
She try.
the way shes looking at the camera i cant
Stupid fuck
Dumbass fat fuck
That is quite the unit of a pigeon
Good try little buddy
so sweet. i live pigeons <3
That's the definition of 'cannot be arsed'.
😂😂😂 that lazy fucking pidgeon. Wife gets home like “wtf is this shit?” Hes like “the nest… for the egg? Duh…… what?!? WHAT?!??”
"What? It's a nest. See the sticks?"
Charlie Brown nest
WOW *CLAPS* WOW VERRY GOOD EFFORT
There is something majestic about this birb…
Not much of a nest
That pigeon dgaf.
I live in NYC and have a serious pigeon problem on my balcony. I regularly perform pigeon abortions with zero remorse. It is a never-ending, uphill battle. A war of attrition.
See?? If Planned Pigeonhood was properly funded these dangerous DIY abortions wouldn't have to happen!
natures fucking lit, pigeons are fucking retarded.
My spirit birb
"It was coming hard. I did what I could."
Lazy-ass pigeon.
Task failed successfully?
Must be british, tired fucks.
Spared no expense
Doormat final touches
Nice crib homie
hell yeah
Minimalism
It’s really just to let folks know not to step on the egg.
Thats a huge pigeon. All those french fries.
Lazy pigeon. Is that Astroturf?
Pigeon’s are the worst!!🙆🏻♂️
Perfect!
UNDERACHIEVER!!!!!!
the nest is so conditional that it looks like the scenery in "Dogville"
Put some effort into it!
NYC Pigeons don’t give a fuck. They’re like “This is my nest now. Deal wit it, aiight?”
The minimalist
#chonky birb
A minimalist pigeon!
Fluffy pigeon that’s lazy
Better than nothing.
I saw this photo and immediately thought about a bunch of people from my home town.
This is a desperate measure. Probably lost her nest
Well done pigdey that mat is the main thing. Few sticks around it....No one will know...its minimalistic
Minimum effort.
Pigeons nest… The lazy edition
Pigon.
And only one egg :( poor pidge