Re: Questions about pigeons in hurricanes.

On Sat, 20 Sep 2003 04:42:20 GMT, Waddle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>The bird has been sitting on the window sill for over 12 hrs now (10 floors 
>up). It hasn't moved. Is this normal behaviour for pigeons?
>
>Thanks
>
>W
The pigeon could be a lost bird that got blown off course. Then it
could be a feral(wild) bird. Sometimes  a pigeon will fly so long 
that it gets fatigued and will just sit around untilled it's batteries
are recharged so to speak. The other thing is it could be ill and 
to weak to continue flying around looking for food. The later is 
probably more likely. Pigeons by nature have bacteria in their 
digestive systems and during times of stress the bacteria get 
out of control. There is probably little you can do for this bird. I 
read one time that a pair of wild pigeons only average 1.3 babies 
a year that reach one year old. The main reason for
that is disease. The second is predators. I hope this helps. There
ready is nothing you can do. Just imagine how may wild pigeons 
there would be if all of their babies lived and prospered. A person 
would have to walk around town with an umbrella rain or shine.
cheers
tonyf