r/interesting • u/I-T-Y • Jul 14 '26

NATURE Pigeon walks into falcon's nest

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u/boersc Jul 14 '26

Why is there food walking into my home?

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u/Independent_Income31 Jul 14 '26

Will someone please think about the poor pigeon!

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u/rviVal1 Jul 14 '26

No. They are so dumb, they literally lost all self preservation instincts.

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u/Chagdoo Jul 14 '26

They were basically pets released into the wild, ofc they lost their self preservation instincts.

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u/Harry-Jotter Jul 14 '26

This one is a wood pigeon, which is a wild species (not feral pigeon, which is descended from wild rock doves). They are naturally not the brightest bulbs without any human influence.

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u/kjgunn7 Jul 14 '26

This guy pigeons

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u/Harry-Jotter Jul 14 '26

They used to nest outside my window and wake me up by flapping around and cooing at all hours as the male tried to impress the female lol.

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u/Davitarides Jul 14 '26

Typical young neighbors

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u/GNC_Wakko Jul 14 '26

It must have worked. You're still talking about it

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u/boobers3 Jul 14 '26

They like to tap dance on my A/C unit outside my window.

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u/KeterLordFR Jul 16 '26

Did he get to tap that cloaca, though?

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u/wishful123 Jul 14 '26

You mean they are dumber than collar doves?

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u/snek-jazz Jul 14 '26

hoo-hooooo-hoo

IYKYK

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u/Fearless_Mission9994 Jul 14 '26

But we did that to them.. you could also argue the same for us as a species!!

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u/StoneheartedLady Jul 14 '26

Pretty sure that's a wood pigeon, not one from domesticated escapees. They're naturally greedy, lazy, and apparently oblivious to danger, as well as breeding pretty much 365 days a year if they have access to food and a stick to make a nest. Feral pigeons are a lot sharper.

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u/Phngarzbui Jul 14 '26

and a stick to make a nest

Can confirm. We have two at work who breed for a few years now in the same idiotic flat space in a steel grid.

The male bringing sticks who never stay where there are supposed to be, him climbing over her to try and fix it, eggs falling out because... well... absolutely flat surface.

It's almost a sitcom at this point. But they're trying.

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u/gilroygilgalahad Jul 14 '26

They're naturally greedy, lazy, and apparently oblivious to danger, as well as breeding pretty much 365 days a year if they have access to food and a stick to make a nest.

Sounds like your average suburbanite.

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u/UmmmW1 Jul 14 '26

Imagine if they had smartphones

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u/StoneheartedLady Jul 15 '26

They waddle out in front of cars enough as it is!

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u/wiefrafs Jul 14 '26

You display a level of hate for this species I usually see reserved only for koalas and pandas

I respect haters

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u/MobileJob1521 Jul 14 '26

Well someone may have done that to you, but common pigeons are just wild rock doves living in cities. We didn’t make them that way.

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u/dotamadthrowaway Jul 14 '26

We didn't domesticate them for our needs. Populate their numbers and have them rely on us. Than just release them when we didn't need them?

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u/Killer_Stickman_89 Jul 14 '26

The pigeon in this video is a Wood Pigeon lol

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u/dotamadthrowaway Jul 14 '26

Why'd you respond to me?

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u/Killer_Stickman_89 Jul 14 '26

Take a guess

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u/dotamadthrowaway Jul 14 '26

I didn't say they were. I responded to the person claim that we didn't cause that for rock dove pidgeons to be the way they were?

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u/dotamadthrowaway Jul 14 '26

Accident? I didn't call it a certain type of pidgeon

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u/dotamadthrowaway Jul 14 '26

Where did I say we domesticated anyone other than rock doves (the comment I replied to) check and see

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u/dotamadthrowaway Jul 14 '26

If you keep insulting me your responses will keep getting autodelted. Like I said I responded to the claim about rock doves. Read my responses. I never claimed the one in the video was a rock dove

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u/dotamadthrowaway Jul 14 '26

Check with the guy that actually made the comment of it being a rock dove. You'll see it wasn't me. Stop getting mad that you're wrong, it happens

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u/MobileJob1521 Jul 14 '26

This is not a quality thread my friend, please stop posting

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u/rviVal1 Jul 14 '26

Individuals yes. Species? No, I don't think so.

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u/Just-Another-Users Jul 14 '26

Thought about it. Chuckled a little

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u/Delco1000 Jul 14 '26

Yet somehow they are one of the most successful species on earth.

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u/RagnarokToast Jul 14 '26

They seem to be doing just fine though. Also they can fly to deliberate locations hundreds of kilometers away and back with no references and that is incredibly cool in and of itself.

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u/obeytheturtles Jul 14 '26

They're actually pretty smart which is why they can be trained so easily. The lack of predator instincts is a different issue.

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u/ohyoheywhatsup Jul 14 '26

Dumb? Are you serious? Pigeons are extremely smart!! I hope that one was able to get away

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u/dotdedo Jul 14 '26

They are domesticated wild animals. They are the bird version of stray dogs. We used to call them heros because they seriously saved lives in wars. Then after the world wars we just left them on the street to die. The pigeons you see today are direct decendents of the ones we abandoned.

Their nests look bad because they aren't supposed to live here. They are supposed to live in tundra mountains were a few sticks is a proper nest. They have bad survival skills because they are DOMESTICATED

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u/Spring_Wanderer Jul 14 '26

Good on you for caring.

Happy to say it got away:

https://www.reddit.com/r/HardcoreNature/s/TGfnwxVQkt

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u/Alarming-Dog-3020 Jul 14 '26

Feral pigeons are one of the most invasive bird species in the world -- pests often described as "rats with wings." They are considered health risks to humans as they carry diseases and parasites; their acidic droppings cause damage to buildings; and they've impacted the ecology by driving out native birds all over.

So, WHY???

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u/Independent_Income31 Jul 14 '26

I always find it ironic when human beings take issue with the impact of other species on things like ecology.. how's the hypocrisy right!