late night pigeon question for P-rat

[Deus Ex Machina]

are there pigeons that are outcasts? i saw one today, and it looked like a homeless version of a pigeon. it was raggedy, dirty, and just looked really rough overall. it was also by itself, sorta out of the pigeon circle in front of the other pigeons.

tell me about the outcast pigeon and why.

 

[PIGEON-RAT]

i have observed this myself

just last saturday i was feeding some pigeons granola and an outcast with nasty feet and a growth near its beak tried to come over and get some. well a group of 3 of the other pigeons started bullying him and chasing him all around until he finally just flew over to a wall and watched from afar, probably crying on the inside.

my guess is that just like people, there are loser pigeons, and normal pigeons get a kick out of being mean to them

 

[PIGEON-RAT]

i wish PigeonWatch would get their act together and set up the online data submission page

some good info about pigeons there though

http://birds.cornell.edu/ppw/whatisppw.htm