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They are the proletariat of birds

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[-] ikiru@lemmy.ml 18 points 1 year ago

They were also brought to the Americas by colonizers. But because pigeons were at times unable to find their natural habitat (cliffs) they flocked to and still live in city buildings, which resemble cliffs. And now they're hated for it and treated as invasive pests as if they asked for this shit when they're just trying to survive.

Solidarity with pigeons.

[-] stolid_agnostic@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 year ago

I've never understood the hate. They are very nice and very pretty birds that are fully adapted to living among humans.

[-] hotwarioinyourarea@hexbear.net 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah, they're very friendly animals. I used to work in the veterinary industry and some people would bring them in if they were injured. The law requires they be put to sleep if they're brought in but we always released them when they were better.

I remember having to hand feed a baby pigeon and it was the sweetest little bird.

[-] loaExMachina@hexbear.net 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I strongly agree! They have such delicate grey pattern, plus these iridescent feathers, and these orange eyes... I've been trying to tell people that and I was appalled to see they didn't seem to undertsand what I was saying. In one specific instance, I was pointing at the pigelon and saying "Look, isn't it beautiful? See these patterns? See this rainvow on its collar?" and the guy just said "I don't know, it's just a pigeon" . I'm starting to think many people don't actually look at pigeons. They don't see their shape their feathers or their colors. They quickly identify it as a pigeon, and immediately attach to them all the ideas they've been learning to attach to them : Dirty, invasive, pests... It's like their not seeing an image, just a whiteboard with a bunch of words, attached to more words. Like these overly labelled comics, but only the labels. They look at things and identity them, but don't see them.

[-] hotwarioinyourarea@hexbear.net 13 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I think it's the same for a lot of common animals. In the UK people couldn't give a shit about mice, rats, squirrels, pigeons but whenever I see one I make sure to point it out to my son and watch them for a while.

[-] Magician@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago

There's something about the way people see nature when it's categorized as a pest or nuisance.

Weeds are only designated such because of the aesthetics around landowning, lawns and 'tamed' land.

It's a really depressing, but salient phenomenon because then people without lawns start to value their aesthetics and suddenly care about pests.

And this sort of logic can be directed at anything or anyone.

If you simp for doves but hate pigeons you're a nafoid and everyone knows it

[-] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago

I love them, if I lived in a city I'd feed them.

[-] Melina@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago

They come in a variety of colors and patterns you will almost always see an interesting looking pigeon in a group of pigeons

[-] VHS@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

yes. i've always been a fan of them

[-] oscardejarjayes@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago

They can be nice, but their tendency to poop on everything can be irritating.

[-] hotwarioinyourarea@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago

Everybody gotta poop somewhere, Conrad.

[-] LordGimp@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Rats are cute af too, but that doesn't stop the plague. Sky rats are just a different variety of pestilence carriers. Yall need to start appreciating possums more. Fuckers eat Lyme disease ticks like chocolate raisins and they're pretty much immune to rabies too.

[-] LordGimp@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

This guy fucks

[-] Grandpa_garbagio@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

fleas carried the plague, it wasn't just rats it was anything that could support fleas. being said, rats are pervasive so.

possums rule though yes

[-] hotwarioinyourarea@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

https://www.livescience.com/black-death-not-primarily-spread-by-rats

possum-party

Your ideas on possums intrigue me and I would like to subscribe to your newsletter.

[-] Catradora_Stalinism@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

my reactionary views on pigeons have been confronted and destroyed, thank you for this post

comrade pigeon, we salute you

[-] Grandpa_garbagio@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago

agreed. if i ever get an apartment with rooftop access i'm creating an army

[-] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Birds aren't real

this post was submitted on 16 Oct 2023
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