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[-] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 101 points 1 month ago
[-] bacon_saber@fedia.io 31 points 1 month ago
[-] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 27 points 1 month ago

"It's fine, everyone can tell what it's supposed to be"

[-] jaybone@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 month ago

I feel like the egg really sells it though.

[-] kambusha@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago
[-] toynbee@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago

I should have anticipated this reference, but honestly, being puzzled for a moment before getting it enhanced the experience.

[-] Drusas@fedia.io 25 points 1 month ago

I do miss the sub dedicated to stupid pigeon nests.

[-] spicehoarder@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 month ago

Be the change you want to see <3

[-] Drusas@fedia.io 1 points 1 month ago

I haven't found any. :(

I am generally anti bulk imports from Reddit, but if there were a /r/stupiddovenests mirror I would make an exception.

[-] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 month ago

We bred pigeons to carry message for us by providing them shelter.

Evolution is a bitch sometimes.

[-] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago

That's one guess. Here's another:

https://www.sciencing.com/1810624/why-pigeon-nests-look-horrible/

There is an old adage that says, "simplicity is the ultimate sophistication," and pigeon nests are the perfect example of this philosophy in action. Even before humans urbanized much of the world, pigeons were never big nest builders; they utilized natural roosts, favoring pockets in the sides of cliffs. With the rocks providing ample area to roost and incubate eggs, all the pigeons needed to do was to place a couple of twigs around the egg to keep it from rolling away. As cities grew in the wake of industrialization, pigeons adapted to use concrete structures in place of these natural cliff roosts, still sparing them the effort of building a complex nest.

[-] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 month ago

Huh, TIL, thanks

[-] village604@adultswim.fan 8 points 1 month ago

Homing pigeons are a different species.

[-] itsjustachairmary@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

And extinct from what I understand

[-] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 13 points 1 month ago

You might be thinking of passenger pigeons (which are a different species and extinct), homing pigeon is just a name used for any rock dove/pigeon that is bred to return home after being released. Same species as feral pigeons.

[-] shrugs@piefed.social 11 points 1 month ago

and then there is the pigeon in my backyard that won't accept the corner is too small. Everytime it brings a new stick the previous falls down. i have a pile of sticks in my backyard, an elephant could comfortably put it's egg's in for fucks sake

[-] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 month ago

My spirit animal

[-] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago

Uhhh, that’s why you need a momma bird and a papa bird, obviously

[-] ExtremeUnicorn@feddit.org 8 points 1 month ago

Is there barely anybody left online who’s able to string up an intelligible sentence?

[-] peteypete420@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago

Im not a bird, man. Im a birdman.

[-] faqtimaan@lemmy.wtf 4 points 1 month ago

After reading this post i have respect for birds but not as much as for beavers bcz they poop on our cars alot

Stop parking your car in the river then sheesh

this post was submitted on 09 May 2026
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