tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post5677482825196422006..comments2024-03-29T10:10:40.315-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/29/24: Feeding pigeons with the Bird LadyNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-39562765903974662382019-12-06T09:41:10.660-06:002019-12-06T09:41:10.660-06:00She continues to throw bags of rice and breadcrumb...She continues to throw bags of rice and breadcrumbs all over the sidewalk at the Irving Park Blue Line Station. She and her companion arrive there regularly between midnight and 1 am. Last night I was exasperated by her antics and asked her to please stop feeding the pigeons because she was creating a public health hazard and a nuisance and costing taxpayers' money for cleanup of the filth and, oh yeah, breaking the law. She screamed insults and threats at me. Her companion filmed me on his camera as she ranted obscenities, and despite her petite size I felt very unsafe—her companion was a large, imposing man. It was clear from some of what she said that she is not firing on all cylinders. I moved to Irving Park recently and had no idea of her reputation until I got home and tried to contact the alderman's office. <br />LeleMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03748620033115203105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-4545657152955081972018-09-16T08:38:06.275-05:002018-09-16T08:38:06.275-05:00I have a neighbor who has 6 bird feeders, 2 hummin...I have a neighbor who has 6 bird feeders, 2 hummingbird feeders, 2 squirrel feeders and 2 dogs to boot all on on a 25 foot city lot. The mess they are making in my yard is atrocious...I'm out there 2-3 x a day to clean up. The pigeons now come everyday because they have have found a place to eat (and roost). The same person throws bird food on the public parkway and front sidewalk...the place is a mess. Now the other problem is that there is a terrible stench coming into my yard from his along with flies, and mosquitoes...it is now unbearable! I'm not moving...I have lived here for over 20 yrs. Francesco Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03631362595192915480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-41638258734897740542018-08-03T15:56:39.642-05:002018-08-03T15:56:39.642-05:00Yes, cats do kill birds, but the numbers appear to...Yes, cats do kill birds, but the numbers appear to be wildly inflated. My neighbors are all kitty people who do their best to trap, neuter and release strays and feral cats, thus reducing the feline population as much as possible. I'm no a bird fanatic, but I am a kitty guy, and have been for almost fifty years, so I will say no more. That stat alone says more than enough<br /><br />Cleveland has thousands of dead and dying and diseased trees...if you want one removed, as I do, you get put on a waiting list and wait for YEARS. There are at least three thousand trees on that list...maybe as many as five thousand...because of several different tree diseases and insect infestations. Whole streets have been denuded in my neighborhood. A lot of Americans routinely confuse Ohio and Iowa...soon they won't be able to look at images of either one and tell them apart.Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-408354761937202742018-08-03T07:33:15.570-05:002018-08-03T07:33:15.570-05:00the crows and other birds were decimated by west n...the crows and other birds were decimated by west nile virus. they are making a comeback. less trees in Cleveland? this is because the city has been slow to replace the thousands of dangerous trees its been cutting down the last few years. catskill millions of birdsFMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829632906445535928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-3247424621924357972018-08-03T00:15:10.173-05:002018-08-03T00:15:10.173-05:00I believe you're referring to the guy in Linco...I believe you're referring to the guy in Lincoln Square at Lincoln, Lawrence & Western. He died several years ago, when he was hit by a car, while carrying a load of bird seed at a Home Depot. <br />It turned out he had a sister who wouldn't let him live with her & her family, due to his insane pigeon feeding even at home, so he lived in a dump of an apartment.Clark St.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09634234069783123180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-71955205267392781222018-08-02T20:16:46.836-05:002018-08-02T20:16:46.836-05:00When I moved to Cleveland in the early Nineties, p...When I moved to Cleveland in the early Nineties, pigeons and pigeon crap were everywhere. My goofy neighbor and her bird feeder didn't help matters very much. Then the city started putting out pellets that sharply reduced the pigeon population...not poison, just some kind of birth-control in their food supply. The number of pigeons soon dropped sharply. They're nearly gone. For years now, they just haven't been around anymore. I never see them, anywhere. What did the authorities know here that their counterparts don't seem to know about in Chicago?<br /><br />Unfortunately, the crow numbers have also diminished, and I miss them. They aren't like pigeons. They are very smart birds, and their sound on a quiet fall morning is a pleasure to hear. But I rarely hear them much anymore. <br /><br />Our overall bird population seems to have fallen, as well. We are losing our formerly-lush tree canopy, where they used to nest. And some like to blame the increasing numbers of feral and stray cats. But I'm a kitty guy, so I'm not going there.Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-58986930650847964312018-08-02T15:33:33.204-05:002018-08-02T15:33:33.204-05:00However, if you don’t avoid the deer you’ll defini...However, if you don’t avoid the deer you’ll definitely incur vehicle damage & risk injury or death. Was the agent’s name Ned Ryerson?<br />https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XqSYC_vwhDgauld bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05738276939260500986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-2852497071737236732018-08-02T15:01:37.451-05:002018-08-02T15:01:37.451-05:00Good point, Coey. Good point, Coey. Privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757585399827295128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-41774266874995872202018-08-02T15:00:43.080-05:002018-08-02T15:00:43.080-05:00My mother loves to feed the birds in her back yard...My mother loves to feed the birds in her back yard, though squirrels get most of the generous amount of seeds she gives out. Pigeons have chased off many of the smaller birds that used to benefit. But, an increase in red-tailed hawks are taking advantage of the situation (pigeons are easy prey). Circle of Life.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541828632284556589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-73380177326590457502018-08-02T14:06:30.588-05:002018-08-02T14:06:30.588-05:00Wild animals don't need to be fed. If there is...Wild animals don't need to be fed. If there isn't enough food, they'll exist elsewhere. The pigeon population of Chicago looks quite healthy to me. I doubt there are many looking for greener pastures.Tony Galatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944671504245191140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-25575136802975564262018-08-02T12:11:28.055-05:002018-08-02T12:11:28.055-05:00Pigeons are flying rats, would Kang support feedin...Pigeons are flying rats, would Kang support feeding rats as well? Being kind to animals is wonderful, to a point. Feeding the Canadian geese crapping all over suburbia is not helping them at all and it annoys 99% of the neighbors. Do you swerve to avoid the squirrels that dart in front of you? Don't,they are just rats with better PR and you might hit a child trying to miss that squirrel. Insurance agents in California told me not to swerve away from deer. I might kill myself or incur greater vehicle damage, both of which cost them more money. Makes sense to me. JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613528527379198505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-60876506987125527712018-08-02T11:55:59.975-05:002018-08-02T11:55:59.975-05:00Don't have to -- she's in Adrande's vi...Don't have to -- she's in Adrande's video, linked above. Still feeding pigeons. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-19141440694834632872018-08-02T10:47:34.398-05:002018-08-02T10:47:34.398-05:00It has been some years now. Have you checked in wi...It has been some years now. Have you checked in with Mrs. Kang?Diane Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06509402029731074394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-62809076116895700862018-08-02T09:36:58.960-05:002018-08-02T09:36:58.960-05:00I wonder if she is making a segment of the bird po...I wonder if she is making a segment of the bird population dependent on her and no longer able to fend for their own food needs. Then, when she can no longer feed them, they'll be in trouble. <br /><br />On the other hand, they're pigeons, so I find it difficult to care too much. I'd much rather see the money spent on rice going to feed needy people, of which there are plenty. Coeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06130250489695215525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-9718901940307619142018-08-02T09:19:00.492-05:002018-08-02T09:19:00.492-05:00She seems like a nice lady, but I have to say that...She seems like a nice lady, but I have to say that I find her passion a bit...odd. Pigeons need feeding that badly? Is there a pigeon famine in the city? Are they dropping dead of starvation?Bitter Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04645909858616987997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-8184068785963467992018-08-02T08:53:52.118-05:002018-08-02T08:53:52.118-05:00I remember another guy, maybe on North Damen, sitt...I remember another guy, maybe on North Damen, sitting out covered in pigeons. Rats with wings.Berrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12404075055127077724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-70226450680926067652018-08-02T08:34:42.973-05:002018-08-02T08:34:42.973-05:00City Pigeons and squirrels. You either love them ...City Pigeons and squirrels. You either love them or hate them. I put myself on the love side, but not nearly as passionate a love as Mrs. Kang's. But I can certainly sympathize, as I have passionately loved worthless creatures in my day.<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-50743478170423194702018-08-02T06:41:03.678-05:002018-08-02T06:41:03.678-05:00Pigeon feeders are all nuts! I once had one a few...Pigeon feeders are all nuts! I once had one a few doors away from me. He threw 5 pounds of bird seed out of his window into the alley every day. We had hundreds of filthy birds all around us for a couple of years. Everything outside was covered in pigeon shit. Then they were gone, because he died & his body wasn't discovered for weeks. It took months to air out his apartment, as he let the pigeons roost inside. Then we found out, he died on the floor & his fluids seeped into the floor boards. The owner had to have the floor replaced!<br />No one around here misses him!Clark St.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09634234069783123180noreply@blogger.com