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“When a pigeon pair picks a nesting spot, the female sits there and urges the male to bring her sticks, straw, feathers, and other material that she arranges around herself in a loose disk. The resulting construction is best described by words such as 'flimsy,' 'haphazard,' and 'bad.' Some pairs don't even build a nest; they just lay eggs on their chosen ledge and sit on them.”
― A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching: Getting to Know the World's Most Misunderstood Bird
― A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching: Getting to Know the World's Most Misunderstood Bird
“Try this: Think about what the words 'pigeon' and 'dove' mean to you. Many people think of pigeons as dirty and doves as peaceful, elegant, and even holy. But you've been fooled by Big Dove. Technically speaking, pigeons and doves are the same thing.”
― A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching: Getting to Know the World's Most Misunderstood Bird
― A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching: Getting to Know the World's Most Misunderstood Bird
“. . . some women don't have trouble staying sober when they're pregnant because those hormones are like God's sedatives and somehow make abstaining from alcohol seem like a totally reasonable idea.”
― Drunk-ish: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving Alcohol
― Drunk-ish: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving Alcohol
“The process of pushing out the egg is incredibly fast. Blink and you'll miss it. If you're a human parent, this relatively easy process might make you jealous. (Get ready to become even more jealous: A female pigeon is ready to lay her eggs just eight to twelve days after mating.)”
― A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching: Getting to Know the World's Most Misunderstood Bird
― A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching: Getting to Know the World's Most Misunderstood Bird
“Red-Tailed Hawk: North Americans are lucky that this huge, gorgeous hawk with a brick-red tail is a common species. In rural settings, it's often seen hunting from perches like fence posts and telephone poles. But across the continent, it has become habituated to city life. This has earned it many admirers; for instance, there are multiple books about a beloved New York City redtail named Pale Male who once nested near Central Park. On the other hand, people get alarmed when a red-tailed hawk plunks a dead pigeon onto the hood of their car and starts to chow down. There's no satisfying some folks.”
― A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching: Getting to Know the World's Most Misunderstood Bird
― A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching: Getting to Know the World's Most Misunderstood Bird
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