Mr Fizzion wrote:
On Wed, 17 Aug 2005 09:21:36 GMT, dave wrote:

Does anyone hate pigeons more that I do? Impossible! Their stupid
cooing sounds, their filthy habits... And yet people feed these
vermin in town squares and yes, even back gardens. I know I am not
alone in my pigeon hate world - Bill Bryson has a paragraph about
these pea-brained creatures of filth in his book "Tales from a Small
Island" book.

Ah,,, that's better.

ps small print: I was just trying to bring a little smile to all on
sunny Wednesday morning :-) (which would be nice and quiet if it
weren't for the damn pigeons!!!! Yes I watch The league of
Gentlemen

Personally I hate them and their stupid noises. There are two types
you are likely to see however: The common "town pigeon" (Columba
livia) which doesn't have the white band round its neck, and the Wood
Pigeon (Columba palumbus) which does have the white band. I'm not too
sure if it's a good idea to eat town pigeons.

Wood pigeons are more likely what you get "in suburbia".

You can't shoot pigeons without a good reason. The general license
issued each year by defra under the wildlife and countryside act 1981
lists these reason for killing these birds:

Preventing the spread of disease
Preventing serious damage to livestock, foodstuffs for livestock,
crops, vegetables, fruit, growing timber, fisheries or inland waters.

"I hate them" or "they're tasty" is unfortunately not enough.

Anyway, if pigeons are bad, magpies are a lot worse!

Oh and grey squirrels are quite tasty.

Mr F.

You forgot...pigeons can be shot in a built up area and its illegal to feed
them in that same instance.
A woman in my street was fined for feeding them daily, guess what no more
pigeons.

Personally rat poison does wonders mixed with bread.