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Radisson - 2012 / Ivy & Princess
The Peregrine Chick:
McDermot's transmitter burped - we got a bit of information from last week and he's hanging out with the West Winnipeg girls - what a flirt!!
bcbird:
That was a great article, RCF. The facial features recognition study is especially fascinating!
I happen to love abstract mathematical rules, and am very impressed with the abilities the pidgeons demonstrated.
RCF:
--- Quote from: birdcamfan on September 20, 2012, 18:22 ---I am surprised that they go in and out, they don't seem that smart but I guess they go to where the food is. I didn't know about the pigeons near Pan am or their history before this, I just happened on them this summer.
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Pigeons are smarter than we think they are!
Researchers have discovered pigeons are whizzes at math. In fact, they now share the spotlight with rhesus monkeys as the only non-human species studied to date that can learn abstract mathematical rules
http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2012/02/03/pigeons-get-a-little-respect.aspx
birdcamfan:
I am surprised that they go in and out, they don't seem that smart but I guess they go to where the food is. I didn't know about the pigeons near Pan am or their history before this, I just happened on them this summer.
GCG:
--- Quote from: The Peregrine Chick on September 19, 2012, 22:45 ---
--- Quote from: birdcamfan on September 19, 2012, 18:43 ---I hadn't seen a pigeon house for a long time (there was one on our street when I was a kid) and I recently saw two houses with them close to Pan Am pool. I was walking up the lane towards my car and noticed them across the lane from each other, so I guess there are people who breed fancy pigeons around the city. Does anyone know if they let them out to fly around? These ones that I saw where closed into their houses.
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Yes, some do let them fly around - that one at the Pan Am has been there since I was a kid (many many moons ago and we'll leave it at that) and I think those birds (or rather their ancestors) did use to fly around and land on the roof of "their" house, but the "moons" were many and I may not be remembering quite correctly ... ;)
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I concur about these pigeons (their ancestors). They have been there for eons. They are fascinating to watch as they fly in circles and return to their to their coop.
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