Two things...

[conuly]

1. What the hell is up with LJ lately? I am not a happy Connie.
2. Ooh, an explanation on the Klingon thing? Gotta watch, gotta see.

Oh, and edit!

Question. Yesterday, I saw the most gorgeous pigeon, pure white. Gorgeous rock dove, not pigeon, whatever. Anyway, I've noticed that a lot of pigeons are missing feet or have very sick feet. What seems to happen is that they somehow get string wrapped around their feet. This string presumably cuts of circulation, and eventually the foot is lost.

They can survive with a stump, I've seen them, but it worries me. Does anybody know how this happens? Or how I can capture them, subdue them, and remove the string without harming the pigeon?

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[sicpuppy.livejournal.com]

We have the exact same problem here. You so often see pigeons with deformed club feet hobbling about and sometimes you can see the bits of thread or string stuck in there, so I know what you mean. On a couple of occasions I've been tempted to grab ahold of one and help it but I just don't know how I'd catch the damn thing. Plus, they're not well liked here. You're not even supposed to feed them in the marketplace anymore *rolleyes* but I still do.