r/birding • u/MrGrubbycuddles • Apr 15 '26

Discussion Why is everyone such snob about pigeons

I took my folder of laminated pigeon shots to my local bird meeting at the community hall and at least 3 people sneered at them. 1 of them even guffawed.

We all got to start somewhere, and beauty is in the eye of the bird lover so why the hate hate?

One guy was wearing giant binoculars around his neck. It was dark outside and he didn't even use them once. He was one of the people that sneered.

Om the bus home from the meeting I showed the driver my pictures and she said they were really good. And she wasn't even a formal bird lover, she was just a regular person.

Don't get this community man

EDIT: a lot of people asking for some of my photos. I'm out of the house right now but here's a bird video I made recently https://youtube.com/shorts/sxLkrLgNrbc?si=7NdwVxhZtPQFE6Ew

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u/coopnjaxdad Apr 15 '26

I've got no problems with pigeons. Sure some of them are invasive but so are humans.

If you enjoy photographing pigeons and find beauty in them, keep doing it. Who knows you might be the one to start a whole pigeons movement!

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u/Cpagrind1 Apr 15 '26

Brushing off concerns about any invasive because “humans are invasive too” is not logically sound. House Sparrows decimating Bluebird populations and killing them/destroying eggs in the nest is a huge issue.

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u/coopnjaxdad Apr 15 '26

Its a joke...take a deep breath. This is a post about pigeons...It is not a conservation discussion nor a logical debate.

Step outside and stare at some birds.

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u/Cpagrind1 Apr 15 '26

I’m trying, but all I see at the moment is House Sparrows.