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13 Pigeons @13pigeons.bsky.social · 22d

Saw this poor rat in park the other day.

I don’t know what k*lled them - maybe a corvid.
Poison would have blood around the mouth.

I felt compelled to give them some sort of acknowledgment in this world 🐀🖤🎨

The representation of the not alive rat.

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13 Pigeons @13pigeons.bsky.social · 22d

Tee hee hee… our downstairs neighbours gave us this 🐦

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13 Pigeons @13pigeons.bsky.social · 22d

Little baby on our windowsill 🐦🐥🥹

Young feral pigeon resting on wooden windowsill.

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13 Pigeons @13pigeons.bsky.social · 22d

Not gonna lie, I was torn during this rugby final 🌹🏉🍁

England was the stronger team.
But I feel for Canada.

Well done all of you ❤️‍🔥

Canada v England rugby final on television screen, above a mantle with plants, along with bits and bobs.

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Kirkdale Bookshop @kirkdalebooks.bsky.social · 25d

This news had passed me by
www.penguin.co.uk/books/442859...

Book of Lives

The greatest writer of our time tells her own story. Immerse yourself in the creative universe of Margaret Atwood for a riot of life, art and everything in between Raised by scientifically minded par...

www.penguin.co.uk

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13 Pigeons @13pigeons.bsky.social · 25d

About to head out today - go park/ pick up bits along high street, husband said “You look so cool - I am so proud to be with you.”

I don’t take compliments easily.

I replied “I wear my favourite things - that is all.”

I saw online today the term: dressing for the female gaze.

Yes. That is me 😌

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13 Pigeons @13pigeons.bsky.social · 27d

That’s true 😅
One of the few bars / blues I can recognise is Mr Feathers, due to his large cere and eyes.

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13 Pigeons @13pigeons.bsky.social · 27d

I adore your names for them 🥰

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13 Pigeons @13pigeons.bsky.social · 27d

They truly are... they bring me an indescribable amount of joy.

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13 Pigeons @13pigeons.bsky.social · 27d

Needed my fwens so badly today.
I was feeling suuuper low, but a visit to park to see the pigeons lifted me so quickly / efficiently.

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13 Pigeons @13pigeons.bsky.social · Sep 18

I heard through the pub vine…
Tim liked his cat - he’s gonna frame it 🥹

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13 Pigeons @13pigeons.bsky.social · Sep 18

Awww… muffin 🥰
I will continue giving you pigeon fwen photos 🐦🕊️💜

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13 Pigeons @13pigeons.bsky.social · Sep 18

Got the coo of approval from Naughty and pals, for my new toque (a gift from my tattoo artist).

And a sneaky snap of a construction worker enjoying his lunch break with his fwens 🐦

Selfie wearing my new pigeon toque / beanie, with two feral pigeons looking for more peanuts.

Selfie wearing my new pigeon toque / beanie, with Naughty a feral pigeons on my shoulder.

Construction worker sat on park bench with over a dozen pigeons pottering about him.

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Francesca Brooks @francescabrooks.bsky.social · Sep 16

I might just happen to know the creator of this project...I think it's a great bit of public, cultural history 😉

Crystal Palace Dinos @cpdinosaurs.bsky.social · Sep 16

🚨 THIS IS NOT A DRILL 🚨

We’ve just seen this, by creator “Menapian” - a 4,998-piece set of the Great Exhibition (1851) Crystal Palace - complete with a bonus Megalosaurus and Ichthyosaur…

beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...

Screenshot of part of the LEGO Ideas website, showing a side view of a diorama featuring both creatures

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13 Pigeons @13pigeons.bsky.social · Sep 16

I went park after work today to feed the pigeons.

As annoying as it was that there were people in ‘my spot’ feeding them, I had to take comfort in that fact 🥲
Others care too 🐦

Instead I went to the crow area, and without fail… the three arrived ❤️‍🔥
I simply stood & within seconds they arrived 🖤

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Dr. Laci Brock 🪐 @stellerarts.com · Sep 15

I painted the runway pigeon

Painting of a black and white pigeon against a red background on 8x8” paper

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13 Pigeons @13pigeons.bsky.social · Sep 15

A new friend / bartender gave us a homemade loaf of sourdough bread a couple weeks ago.

I promised him a painting of his favourite animal - cat.

I think this might be it for him… I hope.

A very loose looking cat portrait - using Indian ink, some acrylic.
But no strong line.

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13 Pigeons @13pigeons.bsky.social · Sep 14

🫣

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13 Pigeons @13pigeons.bsky.social · Sep 12

It’s been a while since feeling compelled to paint.

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13 Pigeons @13pigeons.bsky.social · Sep 11

That was quite a storm ⛈️💨😜

Feral pigeon weathering the storm with large pearls of water on their back.

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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · Sep 11

Comparing the feral city pigeon with its wild form, Early Career Fellow @willjsmith.bsky.social endeavors to reveal whether feral species are experiencing reverse-domestication or proceeding down a new evolutionary trajectory.
media.leverhulme.ac.uk/feature/wsmith @uniofnottingham.bsky.social

Left: A wild rock dove perched in a ruined building, Right: A feral pigeon captured in hand.

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13 Pigeons @13pigeons.bsky.social · Sep 9

As I was taking photo of worker cleaning, a little girl with her parent / guardian was so excited to see the dinosaurs, walked over to me and latched onto my leg.

Not being used to children, I patted her head, and looked at adult for ‘help’(?)

They giggled, we parted ways after a high five 🦖🤗💚

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13 Pigeons @13pigeons.bsky.social · Sep 9

I think this ginger babe knows me from the pond, but found me in the secret woods - I think I recognise their feets.

I adore how their moult makes them resemble a dragon or vulture 🐦🪶🐉

Ginger feral pigeon flapping wings as they pop a peanut in their beak.

Ginger feral pigeon finding their feet on my hand.

Ginger feral pigeon after eating all the peanuts, posing as the feathers on their head are growing back after a VERY full on moult. Their growing feathers look like scales / makes them look bald.

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Briar💚 @thebriarpatchart.bsky.social · Sep 9

New small badges!💚🩷
Available now!:3

thebriarpatchart.etsy.com/listing/4365...

#smallartist #pigeons #bugs #pokemonfanart

A photo of 5 small badges, the top left badge is green and has an illustration of a wood pigeon with text saying "plumpy", the top right badge is green and has an illustration of an isopod with text saying "bug club", the middle badge has an illustration of a pigeon and text saying "friend of the pigeons", the bottom left badge is pink with an illustration of an isopod saying "bug club" and the bottom right badge is pink with an illustration of a Pokémon called Venonat on it. They are laid out on a floral background.

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13 Pigeons @13pigeons.bsky.social · Sep 3

Hahaha… indubitably 😅

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