New Nests for WDW Pigeons

[mkt]

New Nests for WDW Pigeons
By Robert Johnson and Todd Pack
September 23, 2002

Disney World says it has found homes for the last of the roughly 200 pigeons it once released with a flourish during shows and weddings at the park.

It stopped releasing the birds in July after employees realized they had become targets for hawks that had taken up residency in the woodlands around its parks and resorts.

Disney got a few calls and e-mails from pigeon fanciers who wanted a feathered souvenir, but spokeswoman Rena Callahan said the birds are going to reputable organizations the company has dealt with before.

She said about half the birds have already been shipped and that the rest would be delivered to their new owners in October.

 

[One Lil Spark]

Ummm... this is kind of funny to me!

If someone "fancies" a pigeon, can't they just go to a city? Get one there? Does it have to be a DISNEY pigeon?? :veryconfu :lol:

Was this really that big of a problem?

 

[mkt]

Originally posted by One Lil Spark
Was this really that big of a problem?

yeah.. it was. They were losing 2-3 a DAY because of the hawks

 

[tenchu]

Originally posted by One Lil Spark
Ummm... this is kind of funny to me!

If someone "fancies" a pigeon, can't they just go to a city? Get one there? Does it have to be a DISNEY pigeon?? :veryconfu :lol:

Was this really that big of a problem?

I'm assuming that these weren't just feral pigeons which you might find in any city.

These birds were probably pretty expensive, so to lose 2-3 a day is pretty bad.

 

[mkt]

Originally posted by tenchu
These birds were probably pretty expensive, so to lose 2-3 a day is pretty bad.

bingo! you win an exploding cigar *hands tenchu cigar and lights it*


BAM!!


Yes.. there were not rats with wings... these were friggin doves

 

[celticdog]

Sounds like the hawks got to try some of that fine Disney cuisine.:lol:

 

[JEDI1138]

Well has anyone considered the fact that, now the hawks are conditioned to a free meal, they will have to learn how to really hunt now? Poor Hawks.

 

[goonsquads57]

Does this mean that Merlin will not be releasing the birds during the show he does next to the golden carousel? It would be quite a sight for any yung'in to see a "dove" snatched right out of the sky by a hawk.

 

[Fievel]

Just replace them with clay pigeons....after the hawks eat a few of those, they'll leave the real ones alone

 

[Worldphile]

Originally posted by mktiggerman


yeah.. it was. They were losing 2-3 a DAY because of the hawks

Can they talk the hawks into reducing the seagull population?

 

[Pumbas Nakasak]

Mmmmmm missing pigeons eehhh. Id avoid the pies at the Rose n Crown for a week or two.

 

[DMC-12]

Originally posted by mktiggerman


yeah.. it was. They were losing 2-3 a DAY because of the hawks

Man...do those hawks circle...I was watching them at the parks last week...tons of them....just circling above...amazing.... and I remember the story someone posted awhile back....lol....so what do they snack on now...small children?.....lol

 

[tenchu]

Originally posted by DMC-12


Man...do those hawks circle...I was watching them at the parks last week...tons of them....just circling above...amazing.... and I remember the story someone posted awhile back....lol....so what do they snack on now...small children?.....lol

If they open the doors to It's a small world, they can pick off as many of them as they like. :animwink: