tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post3142815533401279658..comments2024-03-28T13:36:34.479-07:00Comments on Rural Revolution: City folks visitingPatrice Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06012022335047974670noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-51357348931109769512014-06-11T22:19:55.821-07:002014-06-11T22:19:55.821-07:00We have a neighbor who raises the every morning he...We have a neighbor who raises the every morning he lets them out they fly to our house eat up all the chicken food we throw out and fly on. at first my hubby thought they were kind of neat, after going through double the amount of chicken scratch the last few months he is rethinking...Rondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06686445378906303365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-22301504232657691532014-05-30T14:11:50.044-07:002014-05-30T14:11:50.044-07:00We have four living in our barn this year. First ...We have four living in our barn this year. First time that's ever happened here. Apparently, they like the barn swallows neighborhood.Xa Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10542611446828065852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-87779074787828166432014-05-24T08:15:10.994-07:002014-05-24T08:15:10.994-07:00Growing up, we always had pigeons in our barn. Di...Growing up, we always had pigeons in our barn. Dirty little suckers! But all the different colors were pretty.small farm girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01485314092236803411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-23186993959117551152014-05-23T15:02:06.938-07:002014-05-23T15:02:06.938-07:00Dear Ms Patrice, Thank you so much for the chukle!...Dear Ms Patrice, Thank you so much for the chukle! I do so love to read your Blog and admire the beautiful photo's you show. May God Bless and keep you and your family safe.Hossmiesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11370536948744475485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-42636680225530007522014-05-22T20:20:45.642-07:002014-05-22T20:20:45.642-07:00Agree. They are "pretty" to look at, but...Agree. They are "pretty" to look at, but make a dirty nasty mess of your hay storage, and anything else below. As a kid growing up on the farm, I heard my dad complain more about pigeon mess than mice or rats in the barn. Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17517061555402654973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-23458876251383358812014-05-22T11:22:16.820-07:002014-05-22T11:22:16.820-07:00Perhaps Pigeon Pie is on the menu, Patrice?Perhaps Pigeon Pie is on the menu, Patrice?Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15471639876072617577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-33416326128209701992014-05-22T05:36:41.210-07:002014-05-22T05:36:41.210-07:00It's a Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS19 with 20x zoom ...It's a Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS19 with 20x zoom (otherwise known as a Costco Special, LOL). It's pocket size and I literally carry it almost every time I set foot outside, my logic being you never know when a nice photo op will present itself.<br /><br />- PatricePatrice Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06012022335047974670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-57914336845214225042014-05-21T20:53:54.522-07:002014-05-21T20:53:54.522-07:00Here in Minnesota we frequently see them in fairly...Here in Minnesota we frequently see them in fairly large numbers on farms. They love barns. Boy, they sure make a mess over everything!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05917386285594576612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-39142558060210558462014-05-21T18:42:34.705-07:002014-05-21T18:42:34.705-07:00Patrice, Your photos are always so beautiful! Wou...Patrice, Your photos are always so beautiful! Would you be willing to tell what kind of camera you use. I'm looking for a new one. (I know you are very busy now, if you cannot reply.) Thank-you cyrus11188@yahoo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-92162138865018051962014-05-21T18:31:59.788-07:002014-05-21T18:31:59.788-07:00Strange, I've only seen them in city areas too...Strange, I've only seen them in city areas too.Mary in GAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11897145835153363737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-55146069231206555072014-05-21T17:04:52.825-07:002014-05-21T17:04:52.825-07:00The pigeons look very healthy to be wild. Maybe so...The pigeons look very healthy to be wild. Maybe someone released them cause they couldn't afford to feed them . I suspect they won't be around long with the Hawk population! Are they banded?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-63258919491073587122014-05-21T15:49:31.962-07:002014-05-21T15:49:31.962-07:00I wouldn't let them get too comfortable, they ...I wouldn't let them get too comfortable, they multiple like rabbits and are dirty bothersome birds Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-72151883284990032622014-05-21T15:36:01.569-07:002014-05-21T15:36:01.569-07:00I live 25 miles from the nearest town of any size ...I live 25 miles from the nearest town of any size and we've always had pigeons nesting in our barn. All of the neighboring farms have them too. At first they were a novelty. Now their population has grown and our barn loft looks like a pigeon outhouse. odiiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110172156488999203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-27306969226807380752014-05-21T09:17:39.910-07:002014-05-21T09:17:39.910-07:00We used to call pigeons "rats with wings"...We used to call pigeons "rats with wings", so does this mean the rats are leaving the sinking ship?EllenShttp://www.ellenseltz.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-64626928310346566372014-05-21T08:41:04.155-07:002014-05-21T08:41:04.155-07:00I dunno, call me crazy, but I suspect the explanat...I dunno, call me crazy, but I suspect the explanation involves "G. W. Bush" and "melting polar ice caps".<br /><br />Just a hunch.<br /><br /><br />Steve Davis<br />Anchorage, AlaskaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com