Pigeon - Nesting Pigeons.

[Davi]

Got a tree that was supposed to be coming down in the next couple of weeks but at the weekend noticed a lot of activity from a pair of piges - one landing one leaving constantly - so I presume eggs laid or just hatched! Unfortunately the nest is in a very dense fir, I believe about 3m up, so can't really keep tabs on them - how long till it'll be safe to fell it?

[NDA]

Do it at night. Pigeons are, essentially night birds, what we experts call 'nocturnal'. They take their young with them in special pouches as they feast on frogs by moonlight.

Or just kill them.

[V8mate]

NDA said:

Pigeons are, essentially, rats with wings.
Just kill them.

EFA

[MarkwG]

"a pair of piges" - no "e" in pigs; flying one's nesting in fir trees, though, way out man - what are u smoking & can I have some?

[Davi]

V8mate said:

NDA said:

Pigeons are, essentially, rats with wings.
Just kill them.

EFA

Most would say the three 6 week old fox cubs living with their mother in the den at the base of the tree were a pest too, personally I like a bit of nature to watch in the evenings, much better than the latest chav TV.

[Pigeon]

Davi said:

Got a tree that was supposed to be coming down in the next couple of weeks but at the weekend noticed a lot of activity from a pair of piges - one landing one leaving constantly - so I presume eggs laid or just hatched! Unfortunately the nest is in a very dense fir, I believe about 3m up, so can't really keep tabs on them - how long till it'll be safe to fell it?

Excellent

Takes two and a half weeks for the eggs to hatch and about another 4-6 weeks before the little'uns are ready to leave the nest.

[Murray993]

Feed 'em to the pigs Harold

[Los Palmas 7]

Murray993 said:

Feed 'em to the pigs Harold

Errol.

[Los Palmas 7]

Pigeon said:

Takes two and a half weeks for the eggs to hatch

So "mine" should be due any day now.

[pokethepope]

stick a video camera on a long pole and have a looksy.

[Davi]

Pigeon said:

Davi said:

Got a tree that was supposed to be coming down in the next couple of weeks but at the weekend noticed a lot of activity from a pair of piges - one landing one leaving constantly - so I presume eggs laid or just hatched! Unfortunately the nest is in a very dense fir, I believe about 3m up, so can't really keep tabs on them - how long till it'll be safe to fell it?

Excellent

Takes two and a half weeks for the eggs to hatch and about another 4-6 weeks before the little'uns are ready to leave the nest.

cheers

The tree's been there a few decades I imagine, can hopefully wait another couple of months before it goes

[Baby Huey]

Davi said:

V8mate said:

NDA said:

Pigeons are, essentially, rats with wings.
Just kill them.

EFA

Most would say the three 6 week old fox cubs living with their mother in the den at the base of the tree were a pest too, personally I like a bit of nature to watch in the evenings, much better than the latest chav TV.

Well said. I've got some young foxes living in our back garden at the moment. They, along with the squirrels and pigeons provide a little entertainment around the place.

That said, I did catch the fox running off with one of my trainers in his mouth. Cheeky little git.

[OzzyR1]

V8mate said:

Pigeons are, essentially, rats with wings.
Just kill them.

I would imagine that if they are nesting in a tree then they are more likely to be wood pigeons than the scruffy city type.

[catso]

We have Pigeons nesting in trees above our patio/yard. Occasionally eggs fall into the yard but a while back a strong wind blew the whole nest out of the tree and onto the yard where the Dog promptly dispatched the two young birds.

Now my Dog stands looking anxiously at the trees for hours on end.

[MarkwG]

"Takes two and a half weeks for the eggs to hatch and about another 4-6 weeks before the little'uns are ready to leave the nest." - breed all year around, though, & non stop, so there's only a small window of opportunity...

[groucho]

Davi said:

Got a tree that was supposed to be coming down in the next couple of weeks but at the weekend noticed a lot of activity from a pair of piges - one landing one leaving constantly - so I presume eggs laid or just hatched! Unfortunately the nest is in a very dense fir, I believe about 3m up, so can't really keep tabs on them - how long till it'll be safe to fell it?

If there's a lot of activity at this time of year I would think they have young and are feeding them. If that's the case they should be fledged in about a month.

[groucho]

MarkwG said:

"Takes two and a half weeks for the eggs to hatch and about another 4-6 weeks before the little'uns are ready to leave the nest." - breed all year around, though, & non stop, so there's only a small window of opportunity...

They are probably Woodpigeons or Collared Doves, not the Feral pigeons.

[Pigeon]

Woodies take about the same time as townies, they just don't repeat so fast...

Feeding the little ones doesn't usually result in a great deal of activity, pigeons have large fuel tanks and work on a large bulk transfer basis rather than pissing about one insect at a time like other birds do. Putting a nest together does require lots of trips back and forth though.

[Davi]

Pigeon said:

Woodies take about the same time as townies, they just don't repeat so fast...

Feeding the little ones doesn't usually result in a great deal of activity, pigeons have large fuel tanks and work on a large bulk transfer basis rather than pissing about one insect at a time like other birds do. Putting a nest together does require lots of trips back and forth though.

nowt (that I can see) in their beaks going in or out - I'd assume the lots of trips for nest building would have "things" in their beaks?

[Pigeon]

Interesting, maybe they are feeding then. Either that or just settling on the site.