towerman
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Post by towerman on Jun 28, 2005 4:08:56 GMT
Going home Monday morning,came down the steps from the tower to exit the shed and came face to face with the eco friendly way to keep the pigeons down,there was a falconer with a kestrel flapping about on his gauntlet.Apparently they're not allowed to use guns now,against health & safety.
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Post by q8 on Jun 28, 2005 8:11:49 GMT
Lovely!! It warms my heart to read something like that. Pigeons are too stupid to take notice of guns anyway but if they know there's Hawk about they'll keep away.
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Post by Admin Team on Jun 28, 2005 9:18:49 GMT
I believe this bloke periodically visits a number of locations around LU, though I haven't see him myself.
On the subject of bird scarers, the plastic owl at Eastcote also works well!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2005 10:06:05 GMT
I think the train's themselves act as suitable bird scarers. I've lost count at the amount of wildlife, especially pigeons, I've swatted going to to Ruislip and Epping. Not had that many up the Hainault line; can't think why.
I think it's quite funny when you see pigeons getting on the trains, especially round the north side of the circle. They get in, the doors close, they nibble about for bits of food, then get off at the next station. I'm always amazed at the amount of tourists that choose to take photos of such.
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Post by chris on Jun 28, 2005 10:34:44 GMT
I'm always amazed at the amount of tourists that choose to take photos of such. I've never taken photos of stupid thing when i've visited London.  |
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Post by q8 on Jun 28, 2005 15:27:32 GMT
Pigeons are downright stupid in some ways but brilliant in others AND they have a memory. One wiley bird in the 60's knew a certain driver always had some nuts or bread to feed the birds with and he if he pulled into Edgware Road this bird would fly down and land near him cooing and strutting about to get fed.
EDIT: Just remembered the bird was Nicknamed "Herman"
As for not seeing so many dead ones out at the east end of the Central I think that is down to lower train speeds. Having said that you used to get Pheasants on the Ongar line standing in the track and if a train came they would freeze and get killed. Likewise with rabbits sometimes. If you knew you had killed one you picked it up on the way back
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