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The Picard Maneuver lemmy.world The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world
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TrackinDaKraken lemmy.world DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-02-26
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bacon saber fedia.io bacon_saber@fedia.io
Joined: 2023-06-16
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"Meh, it'll do"

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Grandwolf319 sh.itjust.works Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-24
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Uhhh, that’s why you need a momma bird and a papa bird, obviously

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October lemmy.world edgemaster72@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-16
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"Meh, it'll do"

"It's fine, everyone can tell what it's supposed to be"

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Grandwolf319 sh.itjust.works Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-24
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We bred pigeons to carry message for us by providing them shelter.

Evolution is a bitch sometimes.

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village604 adultswim.fan village604@adultswim.fan
Joined: 2025-09-27
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We bred pigeons to carry message for us by providing them shelter. Evolution is a bitch sometimes.

Homing pigeons are a different species.

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SkaveRat discuss.tchncs.de SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2023-07-09
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My spirit animal

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Drusas fedia.io Drusas@fedia.io
Joined: 2024-08-16
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I do miss the sub dedicated to stupid pigeon nests.

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jaybone lemmy.zip jaybone@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-02-08
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"It's fine, everyone can tell what it's supposed to be"

I feel like the egg really sells it though.

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itsjustachairmary lemmy.world itsjustachairmary@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-04-06
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Homing pigeons are a different species.

And extinct from what I understand

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Catoblepas piefed.blahaj.zone Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2025-06-06
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And extinct from what I understand

You might be thinking of passenger pigeons (which are a different species and extinct), homing pigeon is just a name used for any rock dove/pigeon that is bred to return home after being released. Same species as feral pigeons.

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TrackinDaKraken lemmy.world DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-02-26
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We bred pigeons to carry message for us by providing them shelter. Evolution is a bitch sometimes.

That's one guess. Here's another:

https://www.sciencing.com/1810624/why-pigeon-nests-look-horrible/

There is an old adage that says, "simplicity is the ultimate sophistication," and pigeon nests are the perfect example of this philosophy in action. Even before humans urbanized much of the world, pigeons were never big nest builders; they utilized natural roosts, favoring pockets in the sides of cliffs. With the rocks providing ample area to roost and incubate eggs, all the pigeons needed to do was to place a couple of twigs around the egg to keep it from rolling away. As cities grew in the wake of industrialization, pigeons adapted to use concrete structures in place of these natural cliff roosts, still sparing them the effort of building a complex nest.

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Grandwolf319 sh.itjust.works Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-24
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That's one guess. Here's another: https://www.sciencing.com/1810624/why-pigeon-nests-look-horrible/ There is an old adage that says, "simplicity is the ultimate sophistication," and pigeon nests are the perfect example of this philosophy in action. Even before humans urbanized much of the world, pigeons were never big nest builders; they utilized natural roosts, favoring pockets in the sides of...

Huh, TIL, thanks

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shrugs piefed.social shrugs@piefed.social
Joined: 2026-01-01
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and then there is the pigeon in my backyard that won't accept the corner is too small. Everytime it brings a new stick the previous falls down. i have a pile of sticks in my backyard, an elephant could comfortably put it's egg's in for fucks sake

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BlueFootedPetey sh.itjust.works peteypete420@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2024-03-12
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Im not a bird, man. Im a birdman.

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ExtremeUnicorn feddit.org ExtremeUnicorn@feddit.org
Joined: 2025-08-14
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Is there barely anybody left online who’s able to string up an intelligible sentence?

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Spice Hoarder lemmy.zip spicehoarder@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-06-29
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I do miss the sub dedicated to stupid pigeon nests.

Be the change you want to see <3

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kambusha sh.itjust.works kambusha@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2024-05-13
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I feel like the egg really sells it though.

Her?

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faqtimaan lemmy.wtf faqtimaan@lemmy.wtf
Joined: 2026-04-05
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After reading this post i have respect for birds but not as much as for beavers bcz they poop on our cars alot

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toynbee piefed.social toynbee@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-09-12
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Her?

I should have anticipated this reference, but honestly, being puzzled for a moment before getting it enhanced the experience.

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Drusas fedia.io Drusas@fedia.io
Joined: 2024-08-16
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Be the change you want to see &lt;3

I haven't found any. :(

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queerlilhayseed piefed.blahaj.zone queerlilhayseed@piefed.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2025-09-27
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I do miss the sub dedicated to stupid pigeon nests.

I am generally anti bulk imports from Reddit, but if there were a /r/stupiddovenests mirror I would make an exception.

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