old'un Posted November 30, 2019 Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 Did you see any yellowish growth in their throat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptC Posted November 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 No - just mucus - A bit difficult carving up a pigeon with bunny huggers passing but the next one(s) I find I will bring back to base camp and have a really good look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinj Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 this sounds like a typical reaction to pigeons eating beech masts -- it usually happens in a "beech mast year" which this isn't, not around here (Hants) anyway, if you have good crops of beech masts round your way that's your answer, its the right time of year for it. I don't know why this happens but it is thought that a reaction to the beech masts causes their throats to close up and they starve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 I had a half-dead pigeon walking round my garden last week, but I saw what caused it. 2 seagulls attacked it in flight and it fell out of the air like a stone. Couldn't fly but it couldn't half run! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southeastpete Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 I heard on the radio today that they found 225 odd dead starlings on a road. Be interesting to find out what caused it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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