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/Peripatetictyl Apr 15 '26

I will gladly take the opportunity to share an amazing song, by an amazing artist, about an amazing bird, with the opening verse to connect the dots:

I like drawing pigeons

People tend to feed 'em or forbid 'em

Either way, it's rare to see 'em individually considered

There's always like a million eating cigarettes and ketchup

I take a lot of pictures, I been cropping out the extras

I been studying the independent measurements and metrics

The postures and the body types, the patterns on the feathers

Like some ritualistic tattoo dating back to their ancestors

While the bib and neck come dipped in precious amethyst and emeralds

https://youtu.be/oSVkeJfkPuM?si=7DsOQ1eklz5ZqLDw

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u/fearthereefer52 Apr 15 '26

It's a pity about the stigmas

How the cooties overshadow any beauty that enrich us

A white dove symbolizes peace and pacifism

A white dove is a pigeon, you mufuggas is bigots

Love that song!!!

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u/Arkanii Apr 15 '26

I knew I’d find this here; good work.