Injured pigeons on the mend

We’ve had several bruised and battered pigeons brought in recently, some have been in traffic accidents, pigeons do like to walk across the roads.  Others have been caught by cats or shot at by people with airguns.  We patch them up and after the first days of medication it often just takes time.   Pigeons like a quiet area to recover and usually eat well which helps them to mend.  Our recent casualties are doing well and hopefully we’ll release them soon.

If the pigeon has a ring on his  leg life is more complicated.   The owners of a racing pigeon often won’t want the bird back if it’s ‘failed’ in it’s flight and not made it home in double quick time. We have to make discreet enquiries because we don’t want the bird to be ‘necked’ as soon as he’s back.

Pigeons are the most intelligent of all birds, they are gentle and kind and good to have around.  Some people see them as a pest, there are pigeons in the town centre and then another day they are all gone.  Alright, they might be a bit messy, but it’s nothing like the damage than humans cause.