The Joy Of Breeding Pigeons
Sep 24th, 2008 · Some people think of pigeons as nothing more than pests. Others think of them as trained athletes. Brooklyn native Michael Scott is a second generation pigeon breeder.
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Green Paint And Squirrel Birth Control In St. Paul
Aug 29th, 2008 · Downtown St. Paul has been getting a facelift ahead of the Republican National Convention. This means filling vacant storefronts with high-end retailers on short term leases, recruiting street musicians though they're normally banned, bolting down trash bins and planters. There're even spray-painting the leaves green and feeding birth control to the pigeons.
2 Minute Film Noir: Stool Pigeon Street *
Aug 26th, 2008 · Security concerns have led to a lot of surveillance equipment around town. So now, wherever you live, you're being watched.
Drug Smugglers Enlist Carpets, Carrier Pigeons
Jun 26th, 2008 · Ever more clever drug traffickers try — and fail — to outsmart the law. In China, they injected heroin into tiny plastic tubes, wrapped them in yarn and wove them into carpets coming from Pakistan. Meanwhile, criminals already in jail in Brazil used carrier pigeons as drug mules. The birds wore little pouches stuffed with contraband.
Parrot Aspires to be a Homing Pigeon
May 22nd, 2008 · "I'm Mr. Yosuke Nakamura." That's how a parrot identified himself after police found him ... lost on a rooftop. The African gray parrot spilled the information to a vet, after keeping mum with the police. His owners had taught the bird what every child should knows: How to recite his name and address. While waiting for his owners, Mr. Nakamura acted like a bird and sang a few songs.
The Politics of Pigeons in New York *
Jan 19th, 2008 · A New York City Council resolution on whether and how to feed the city's pigeons has engendered debate, recrimination, protest -- and now, possibly, pre-approved feeding areas for the birds, whom defenders laud as noble, and detractors deride as "rats with wings."
Cincinnati Bengals Fans Cheer at Their Own Risk
Oct 1st, 2007 · The National Football League's Cincinnati Bengals have a problem with pigeons at their stadium. So many pigeons have let loose on fans that the team got permission to shoot them. But a public outcry has caused stadium officials to give up their pigeon hunt.
The Demise of the Passenger Pigeon **
Sep 26th, 2007 · The passenger pigeon was once the most common species in North America -- now it's extinct. A look at how the bird disappeared.
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