Pigeon Obsession Overwhelms an Apartment Girl After a Goofy 'Nest' Appears on Her Balcony

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Mar 1, 2024 11:00 PM EST

We've all seen flapping, flopping pigeons on the street, stealing bread crumbs, and digging through the trash. As a staple of city-dwelling society, a lot of people see pigeons as a glorified rat, flying through the skies with their hoards and terrorizing tourist sandwiches. While that may be partially true, the reason pigeons are even in this mess isn't because they're opportunistic creatures adapted for city life–they're actually abandoned pets. POOR BABIES.

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  • Hear me out. 

    Pigeons are domesticated animals and can't even survive without the help of the human race. Have you ever seen a pigeon in the woods? Have you ever seen a pigeon in the wilderness? That's right, you haven't because they're basically the equivalent of avian strays. Aww. So while we're picking up stray cats and dogs on the street all the time, there are our forlorn pigeon babies just duking it out with the elements on their own. 

  • One woman realized the pet potential of a couple of pigeons after accidentally discovering a makeshift ‘nest’ on her balcony. After months of feeding the mom and dad pigeon (who alternated warming the eggs), she helped incubate a pair of baby pigeons until they were big enough to fly out of the nest. And no, this story doesn't end up with a girl saving pigeons from the wild, but it's a story of how a pigeon obsession began with a little bit of TLC and a lot of good birdy karma.

  • Scroll on to read the whole tale of how a pair of baby pigeons inspired a lifetime of bird love.

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    July 27, 2023 my life changed. I went out on the balcony and found two little gifts
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    I've heard before that it's better to remove nests from the balcony, otherwise you'll catch some disease
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    So without a moment's hesitation, I decided... I'm not going to remove it, I'm not going to alarm them. Let's see who shows up
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    On June 29, I saw a mom pigeon, or daddy, for the first time. The bird was very afraid of me, so I didn't interfere them
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    They changed constantly no matter the weather, never leaving their unattended.
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    On August 8 we left home and when we arrived 2 days later we saw these yellow butts I had never seen baby pigeons before
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    One of them was very brave, always rolling out of the nest. And one time he crawled so far out that he couldn't get back in. So I had to intervene and put him back
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    That's how our friendship began. I could look at their little family for hours, they were so cute. And I started feeding Mom and Dad with some seeds.
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    Slowly the chicks started to grow, opened their eyes, got big. And they pooped a lot
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    I fed them every day, and after 1.5 months we even managed to get to know each other a little. They showed their attention to me, even sat on my hands.
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    But time passed, they were learning to fly, and they had to say goodbye. First one flew away, and then the other. I saw them a couple more times during the month, but they joined their flock
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    But even though my babies are gone, they changed me forever. I went from being skeptical of birds, especially pigeons, to realizing how kind and affectionate they are. I started to take an interest in them and watch videos about pigeons on TikTok
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    So I learned that many people keep pigeons as pets and they are wonderful pets. And I made a decision, I want to get a pigeon too
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    And no, the story doesn't end with me taking any of those babies in. I couldn't just take a healthy bird off the street and separate it with the flock or a mate..
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    So the option was to take a young bird without a mate from someone in breeding, or take them from someone who rescued them and temporarily keep them for adoption
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    So on October 4, I saw an ad that a man was selling pigeons because he was tired of them. So I adopted Coco
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    She is now 10 months old and I take very good care of her. She is probably the most spoiled pigeon in the world hahaha)
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    Pigeons live on the streets from 1.5 to 3 years. If lucky, up to 5. When with humans, with protection and good nutrition, they can live for 20 years and longer.
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    Pigeons are wonderful pets, very intelligent and affectionate meno
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    Next time if you see a flock of pigeons on the street, don't think they are dirty rats. They're just kind little birds trying to survive
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