What eats pigeons in Central London?
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One of the main support pillars on the Eastern side of the Jubilee bridge in London is built onto a concrete island in the middle of the river.
In addition to being the graveyard of any skateboards that get broken in the skate area on the Southbank, this island is also home to a few sets of pigeon wings.
Now, given that this is a small island in the middle of the river, this can't be down to foxes, and I don't think Kestrels are big enough to take down a pigeon, so what might be having its dinner there?
In addition to being the graveyard of any skateboards that get broken in the skate area on the Southbank, this island is also home to a few sets of pigeon wings.
Now, given that this is a small island in the middle of the river, this can't be down to foxes, and I don't think Kestrels are big enough to take down a pigeon, so what might be having its dinner there?
Brunel University introduced a bird of prey to their campus to control pigeons
http://www.uxbridgegazette.co.uk/west-london-news/...
And NYC encourages the breeding of certain birds of prey.
Perhaps they did the same in London
http://www.uxbridgegazette.co.uk/west-london-news/...
And NYC encourages the breeding of certain birds of prey.
Perhaps they did the same in London
Kermit power said:
Ooh! Are they easy to spot? That's comfortably within reach of a lunchtime stroll.
http://www.londonperegrines.com/ is your friend....
oh and kestrels wouldn't take pigeons but sparrowhawks definitely do - one killed a pigeon in front of me on holiday this year. I swear it looked like it had been hit by a high velocity round. There was this massive explosion of feathers, which settled to reveal this little sparrowhawk sitting on a corpse. It looked extremely pleased with itself!
A week or so ago I was walking through my building (above Cannon Street station) and a guy was waiting for the lift to the car park with a harris hawk on his arm. Beautiful looking bird and it was munching through a piece of a pigeon it had caught.
Apparently the bird is brought into our building every 2 weeks or so and flown from the roof garden to remind pigeons the area is populated by hawks. It catches a pigeon every other visit to our place, a little more often at others, according to it's handler.
Apparently the bird is brought into our building every 2 weeks or so and flown from the roof garden to remind pigeons the area is populated by hawks. It catches a pigeon every other visit to our place, a little more often at others, according to it's handler.
I've seen a kestrel take out a pigeon, 19 floors up at a building in Canary Wharf.
It swooped out of nowhere, grabbed the pigeon in mid-air, landed on the balcony with it, ripped its wings off and started eating it.
Kestrels aren't huge birds, however I think they choose their location and their moment.
Cue a room-full of jaded cynics (advertising execs) open-mouthed in awe.
It swooped out of nowhere, grabbed the pigeon in mid-air, landed on the balcony with it, ripped its wings off and started eating it.
Kestrels aren't huge birds, however I think they choose their location and their moment.
Cue a room-full of jaded cynics (advertising execs) open-mouthed in awe.
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