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Proof that Pigeons are Important
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Tags: pigeons, presence, important, books, movies, birds, rats with wings
Loved by some, hated by many, pigeons are a ubiquitous in cities the world all over. Some folks have been known to call them “rats with wings,” while others happily share their breadcrumbs with them. Collecting Tokens created this list about pigeons.
| | "Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus" by Mo Willems. A picturebook about a mischievous pigeon who would like to drive a bus. (There’s a sequel, too, The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog, in which the pigeon, and I hope I’m not giving too much away here, finds a hot dog.) |
| | "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli. This Newbury Honor book is about a forbidden boy-pigeon friendship in a town that hosts an annual pigeon shoot. |
| | Ewan McGregor’s character in Little Voice (1998) kept pigeons as pets. |
| | Valiant (2005) was a movie about a heroic World War II homing pigeon (voiced by Ewan McGregor…am I sensing a pattern here?). |
| | Poisoning Pigeons in the Park, by Tom Lehrer. A song:
When they see us coming,
the birdies all try and hide
but they still go for peanuts
when coated with cyanide |
| | Rapper Pigeon John is not really a pigeon, at least as far as I know. |
| | Some may remember Sesame Street’s Bert dancing a pigeon-like dance to “doin’ the pigeon,” a clip of which is available on YouTube. (You can also see actual pigeons dancing, if you want to compare.) |
| | There was an 80’s kids’ TV show called Pigeon Street. (The intro is also up on YouTube.) |
| | In spite of their bad reputation as a species, certain pigeons have received an especially elevated status for birds. Namely, bird of peace. In this context, the pigeon is referred to as a dove. A dove being a white pigeon. |
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This is a really cute list. Whenever I think of pigeons I recall that they were Bert's (from Sesame Street) favorite bird.
Comment by: buccicone.2 They fly at me when I'm waiting for public transportation. They still scare me!
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