Other Peregrine Projects > USA Peregrines
IN / Fort Wayne - 2009-18
Alison:
I hadn't seen Freedom lately, but she came home for the night this evening. It isn't a good pic, but I can't do anything about the blobs on the lens. I was just glad to see her there.
Alison:
So much antipathy towards the poor pigeons! I don't think the pigeons are stupid at all; I think they know that the peregrines normally go after them only when they are in flight. I also think that they can see whether a peregrine has a full crop, and realize that they are safe for a while. Unlike humans, peregrines don't hunt for so-called "sport".
Also, pigeons are not the only birds to approach peregrines. I remember seeing a little mockingbird go dancing along a branch towards Newton, the female at the I-90 Bridge site in Ohio. The little bird went right up to her, and started singing. When he finished his song, he danced back along the branch and left. Newton just looked at him.
The Peregrine Chick:
Actually, the pigeons are pretty smart in those photos - with a falcon there, no other predator can get them. If the falcon gets the munchies, it has to take off and come back, which gives the pigeons time to bolt for cover.
Not so stupid ... good peregrine chick brain food perhaps ... still flying kraft dinner though :D
sami:
Really does show how stupid pigeons can be, doesn't it? ;D ;D
bev.:
That is such a hoot, with Freedom and all the pigeons ;D ;D
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