TheFrog said:

I'd rather think about the collar doves and three blackbird that the neighbourhood cat killed .

Cat Pie

retina said:

I wonder what she looks like now.

jerseykrs said:

Older but pretty much the same. She came out as a lesbian a while back and is living with some old-looking bird.

rocknrolldave said:

sounds about like my luck.

jerseykrs said:

What, like you thought she was gonna just call you and hook up with you after all this time...?

jerseykrs said:

This is the only recent picture I could find right now (not the best, for sure), but I can testify that she still looks great.

rocknrolldave said:

I, for one, still haven't given up on that idea.

There are many women out there that are more attractive, but since she was a childhood obsession of mine it would feel out of this world to spend a night with her.

I know the whole lesbian thing is a minor problem, but we'll get around that somehow.

Lesbian edit
[Edited 7/6/05 4:36am]

retina said:

Oh thank God for that...this means my Nicole Kidman thing isn't all that unusual after all .....

retina said:

Yum!

Delicious when pan-fried, served on a bed of baby spinach leaves with potato and shallot roesti, butter steamed baby asparagus, and a juniper berry and cranberry red wine reduction.

XxAxX said:

ing

Ugh...what a crap way to start my day.

It's like you see a Frog thread coming, but you just can't get out of the way.

You know you're gonna get hit and you know it's gonna be messy.

Like a train wreck it is.

This is quite an interesting graph, which should leave wood pigeon-lovers in no doubt that there is no room for complacency, despite the recent good news.



Q1 - winter

Q3 - summer

The graph describes the number of wood pigeons visiting an urban garden in Sheffield, England, over the years.

While the experiment is admittedly a narrow one, if this is indicative of a trend, the message is clear - we must remain on our toes with regard to wood pigeon populations.


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Christopher said:

Thanks for your orgnote chris re: the yellow wagtail - i'll send the data to you asap, once i've sorted out an appropriate pie chart.

retina said:

Does this species shit on passerbys too?

I mean, it's not like I don't know it's going to be gut-wrenchingly horrendous...I've seen them before; people constantly warn me by Orgnote. I've read the "ENTER FROG'S THREADS AT YOUR OWN RISK THIS SIE CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR POOR QUALITY!!" warnings in the FAQs...and yet I click anyway...

We all do it. Don't pretend...

Why?? Why??!!!

http://www.garden-birds.c...pigeon.mp3

The above link (mp3) is for those North & South American, and Australasian friends who aren't familiar with the sound of a wood pigeon, due to it not being native to your lands, and have asked me for the opportunity to hear its coo.

I told you I wouldn't let you down!

Apologies for it being so short, but if you use appropriate software, you can put the two second excerpt on a loop - i've actually sent this extended version to my mobile phone using Bluetooth technology, and am using it as a ringtone.


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dont pigeons eat frogs?

ella731 said:

Frogs, french fries, hot dogs, crisps, anything they can lay their beaks on really.

PREDOMINANT said:

pesky little scavanger animals

ella731 said:

Interesting point you raise!

Actually, Wood Pigeons feed on seeds, grain and crops, but will feed on almost anything that is placed on a bird table.

They also drink a lot, mainly because they do not get sufficient moisture from their food, unlike birds that eat earthworms, etc. An interesting feature about how they drink is that they use their beak like a straw, whereas other birds scoop the water up and throw their heads back to let it flow down their throats.

ella731 said:

Those that are into that kind of thing, yes.

2the9s said:

Were you rooting for the Chaffinch then?

I wouldn't fear - i've got a feeling that the Chaffinch will be in the number 1 spot in 5-10 years. It's not a popular view, but somehow I just see things panning out that way.

ella731 said:

They'll eat pretty much anything that isn't moving, so a dead frog (particularly one in an advanced state of putrefaction) would make a very tasty pigeon snack. A living frog might have a chance of hopping away, but pigeons have a habit of following things that move, particulalry things that are smaller than them, with the intention of pecking them until they cease moving, at which point they become a tasty pigeon snack. They are also cannibalistic.

AsylumUtopia said:

OK thanks for the plan

TheFrog said:

thank you

it is a nice looking bird

AsylumUtopia said:

They eat humans?

AsylumUtopia said:

Or just peel off the wrapper and enjoy as is.