Could it not be a more simple explanation? People with air rifles, natural predators, fast moving vehicles? An uncanny combination of many much more likely factors?

Originally posted by logicalview
Could it not be a more simple explanation? People with air rifles, natural predators, fast moving vehicles? An uncanny combination of many much more likely factors?

I think you're reaching there...

Homing pigeons have been used for a long time, and are considered extremely reliable. If there is enough of an uptick in missing pigeons for people to make a stink about it, I'd listen.

~Namaste

hi all,

they will prob find out it was Fylingdales turning up there power.

does seem odd that the `lost pidgeons` area is around that region.


snoopyuk

Originally posted by logicalview
Could it not be a more simple explanation? People with air rifles, natural predators, fast moving vehicles? An uncanny combination of many much more likely factors?

yeah i'm thinking they all ran into weather balloons while avoiding the swamp gas clouds.

From the article:

Mr Simpson added that it was impossible to say why flocks were going AWOL, but it could be down to freak weather patterns in the area or a mystery illness.

I will always pursue a more 'realistic' line of reasoning before jumping on the fantasy bandwagon.

'Bermuda triangle' ha, come on guys. Is it a homing pigeon specific one!?

I live in the Durham area and I every now and again I see what others would call "strange lights" and I've been saying for months that theirs been some weird bird behaviour. Glad others are noticing it now

Wasn't there a pigeon that recently ended up I Canada from the UK that they never found how it got there

I didnt intend commenting in this thread I had another one open and thought I was responding to that thread, sorry


Anyway birds are awesome animals though weird they're dissapearing over there.

There ya go atleast I added a bit to the topic

Originally posted by rambo1112
I didnt intend commenting in this thread I had another one open and thought I was responding to that thread, sorry


Anyway birds are awesome animals though weird they're dissapearing over there.

There ya go atleast I added a bit to the topic

edit on 25-8-2012 by rambo1112 because: (no reason given)

Your contribution is both noted, and valid, I like birds too, although not quite so much when they poop on me (I know its meant to be lucky, but so far I have gained no reward).

Sorry for taking so long to get back to this thread, I have been quite busy with house guests.

Should have put this in first, but was just too damn eager to reply to you all

One thing to add, about a week and a half ago, I had a pidgeon turn up outside my front door, I live in a low rise block of flats, and spent most of my day petrified to go out, I was a little worried,as there wasn't much rrom for maneuver, that the pidgeon amy become more distressed, and disorientated.

It took hours for the RSPCA to arrive, but thankfully they got the little guy out, and the woman agreed it would be difficult to move him without a net.

I felt so bad for him, hespent hours just smacking the window with his beak, for some reason he wouldn't just fly up and outthe way he came, the RSPCA woman said it was something to do with their keen eyesight.