r/interesting • u/I-T-Y • Jul 14 '26

NATURE Pigeon walks into falcon's nest

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u/mamut2000 Jul 14 '26

what was the plan there?

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u/Kalyka988 Jul 14 '26

There is no plan. Pigeons are as dumb as a rock. The only reason they aren't extinct is that they eat about anything and reproduce very quickly like rats.

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u/MildlyAgreeable Jul 14 '26

Quick shout out to the WW1 pigeons who were OG messengers during some pretty brutal campaigns. A few of them were released after the war and some of their descendants will be cutting around the streets today (in the UK at least).

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u/Person-11 Jul 14 '26

Three cheers to Speckled Jim!

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u/MyyWifeRocks Jul 14 '26

HIP HIP HOORAY!!!

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u/Just-Another-Users Jul 14 '26

Hip hip

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u/28days6hr42min12secs Jul 14 '26

HOORAY

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u/SerSonicSeppo Jul 14 '26

YOU SHOT MY SPECKLED JIM?!?

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u/LackOptimal553 Jul 14 '26

THE FLANDERS PIGEON MURDERER

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u/ShumwayAteTheCat Jul 14 '26

Brilliant reference

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u/Case_Blue Jul 14 '26

We didn't receive any messages and we definitely did not shoot this delicious, plump-breasted pigeon!

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u/jaredtheredditor Jul 14 '26

This guy knows ball

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u/Person-11 Jul 14 '26

No, but I know a delicious, plump breasted pigeon, which I did not eat.

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u/Additional_Wheel1664 Jul 14 '26

I read this as speckled jism