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2024's 7th at Metro baby pigeon, out at night, looking for a bite to eat. |
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Friday, April 4
Pigeon-watching hotspots to see in town - # 1: The 7th at Metro Station Pigeon Family.
Friday, December 27
Pigeons eating sandwiches at the library. (Photo blog)
Some of the pigeons have been doing pretty neat things, lately, during their meal time. One of them hops up on my arm and perches there to eat out of my hand. This is new behavior, as of the past couple of weeks, or so.
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Thursday, November 21
The pigeons eat cheesecake, at the DTLA Central Library (photo blog).
I captured some photos of the pigeons getting messy, while enjoying some cheesecake, yesterday, at the library.
Sunday, October 27
Pigeon-watching hotspots to see around town #10: Figueroa at 4th St. Underpass flock.
This flock is a delight to visit (for me, at least, because I'm training them). They are currently (October 2024) becoming trained on the clicker, for "come." One of the birds swooped down in front of me, just earlier, today, as I arrived. I was positioned in an unfamiliar place, for feeding's sake, so it was especially flattering that the bird recognized me by the clicker.
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Some of the pigeon flock at Figueroa at 4th St. Underpass. |
The location is fairly quiet, lately, and, as I noted, isolated, but it's ideal if you happen to show up with food for the birds, and you can spot them roosting on the light poles. They'll swoop down and accept food, if they spot you tossing some out, in many cases. If you have a clicker, that's even better, because they're becoming trained on clicker noises.
Friday, September 27
Pigeon-watching hotspots to see around town #9: DTLA Flower at 9th Street Flock, at Starbucks
This flock has been developing ever since the 7-11 moved in to town, just up the street. Although the birds perch and hang out in various small nooks along Flower, and sometimes, in front of Ralph's, today I observed the birds hanging out at the side of the Starbucks cafe, and I felt like this was the perfect location to start establishing a regular visiting spot, for the birds to come and congregate, for a meal.
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The 9th at Flower locale pigeon flock, in the spot that I fancy, next to the Starbucks cafe. |
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Another view of the pigeons, with the Starbucks in view. |
Saturday, September 7
Pigeon-watching hotspots to see around town #7: Universal City / Studio city Metro Station and Bus Hub.
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The Universal City / Studio City Metro Station flock of pigeons is an extra-special flock to see, along the Metro Red Line (B Line). |
Wow, what an exciting flock of birds! For years, now, I'd been coming to visit the Universal City / Studio City flock of pigeons, here and there, and the birds never let me down, in offering an amusing and interactive birdwatching and bird-feeding session. Today, right before the beginning of summer, was no different.
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This time, I came with Hawaiian burger buns, since I was making burgers, later on, as well as pastries. For refreshments, I brought Sparkling Ice brand flavored water. |
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A sprawl of pigeons, amidst the street surface level of the Universal City / Studio City Metro Station and Bus Hub. |
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A baby pigeon seeks out some food, in the planters at the Metro Station. |
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An adult pigeon follows the baby pigeon around, in the planter. |
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The adult pigeon chases the baby pigeon around, in an effort to socialize the baby pigeon, appropriately. |
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The pigeons, here, at the Universal City / Studio City Metro Station, often congregate off to the side, nearby the planters. |
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I made sure to offer the birds a dish of cold water, since it was a hot day. They took to it, just fine! |
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The birds started to get wise, as to where the food was, and they raided my large pastry that I brought for them. |
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Soon afterwards, more pigeons began to flock to the pastry, and they ate the whole thing. |
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A delicious meal, for these birds. |
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