Universal Hub - pigeons

Tom Lehrer fan in Cambridge?

adamg — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:05:31 +0000

Wicked Local Cambridge reports some Woburn guy was arrested on animal-cruelty charges when he was spotted stuffing a pigeon into plastic bags in Inman Square. No word on his plans for the ~~oven-stuffer roasters~~ birds.

Fast food on Causeway Street

adamg — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 21:41:53 +0000

Jesse Haley takes photos of a hawk making quick work of a pigeon:

Walked by the Burger King across the street from the Boston Garden and a flurry of pigeon feathers fell from above. I looked up and this hawk was devouring a very unfortunate pigeon.

Grisly - but that's life, right?

Fine dining in Kendall Square

adamg — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 23:21:35 +0000

Squab to go:

... [Reed Sturtevant] was walking to lunch in the square yesterday with another former Lotus legend, Bob Frankston, when an unusual sight stopped them in their tracks. As Sturtevant described it: "a hawk eating a pigeon in the middle of the sidewalk while about a dozen people stood around and watched. Bob had his camera and took this pic."

Squab on the menu in Porter Square today

adamg — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 02:23:52 +0000

Ana went out to run some errands today and came back with some video of a hawk eating a pigeon atop a transformer on a Porter Square utility pole. Yum.

Ed. pigeon note: I ate pigeon once, in a Catalan restaurant in Washington, Yep, the menu said "pigeon" rather than "squab." It tasted like chicken (hah), only a lot greasier and tinier.

City councilor not for the birds

adamg — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 19:34:17 +0000

Boston Mag's Joe Keohane gets City Councilor John Tobin to commit to looking at ways to shrink the city's pigeon population, following the news that pigeon poop might have helped cause the Minneapolis bridge collapse.

But it turns out that while Tobin dislikes pigeons, what really terrifies him are squirrels:

... I hope there's a contraceptive for squirrels too, something to, you know, cover their nuts. Squirrels scare the crap out of me.

Memo to Councilor Tobin: The answer to that one, at least in the Westie end of your district, is simple - coyotes.

The Birdman of Porter Square

adamg — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 18:04:11 +0000

This morning, Karrie watched some guy outside the T stop feeding hundreds of pigeons:

... The Porter Square Pigeon Enthusiast was not only feeding the birds, but allowing them to perch on his fur-trimmed hat while he rocked back and forth. ...

Pigeons on the wing, ka-ping

adamg — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 15:30:24 +0000

Martin Lieberman says he's going to avoid the sidewalk in front of the Downtown Crossing CVS from now on; even if that pigeon poop on his shoulder does mean good luck.

Pigeons on the fence, a-lence

adamg — Sun, 05 Feb 2006 20:52:45 +0000

Could either the city of Newton or the YMCA please remove the three dead pigeons attached to the fence that separates the YMCA on Church Street from the turnpike? They're skeeving Krissy out.

Vitally important update: They were pieces of wood, not actual frozen dead pigeons, alas.

Oh, ick

adamg — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 04:37:13 +0000

WaveOfModulation takes photos of the remains of a falcon snack:

These pigeon wings (and partial spine) fell out of the sky in front of me on Friday afternoon, near the corner of High Street & Battery March in Boston.

Pigeons are stupid

adamg — Sun, 30 Oct 2005 16:52:08 +0000

The Modern American has the dent in his head to prove it.