Pigeon+Post

Pigeon Post

Penny/ Pingu/ Poppy/ Petra the pigeon (haven't decided the name yet), was found in the middle of the road on Thursday 11 November. I decided that if she bit me when I tried to pick her up that I would leave her on the footpath. She didn't bite, in fact she snuggled on in so I brought her home and kept her in the bathroom overnight. The cats and dog had no idea what was behind the door.

She made it through the night, but couldn't walk or fly. I tried to feed her some worms for breakfast but she boggled her eyes and backed off (more on that later). I decided to leave her at home for the day because I thought she might get frightened. At lunchtime I tried again to give her another big, fat, juicy worm and the response was the same as before.

At that moment my dog realised it wasn't just me in the bathroom and tried to remove the paint off the door. So, I decided that Penny/Pingu/Poppy/Petra better come back to school for the afternoon.

I rang Bird Rescue in Green Bay, and she told me that pigeons don't eat worms, they eat grains. Poor P/P/P/P probably now has a worm phobia.

Anyway, she had a great time in CS 20 with lots of people wanting to look after her. CS 11 came to the rescue with a supply of grains which PPPP promptly pecked at. Thanks CS 11! They also took this photo of me and PPPP mid feed, (mine as well since I hadn't had lunch). I had sushi as I didn't fancy the grains.

[] This afternoon she was delivered safely to Bird Rescue in Green Bay, thanks to the research skills of Remy who found the address on the internet. What an amazing place the Bird Rescue venue is. Here is where we could make a difference! I told them about the wonderful CS 20 who care about animals and asked if there was anything we could do to help. They gave me a wish list. They need things like black rubbish sacks, sprats (fresh or frozen), baby Farex, paper towels, tins of baby food (fruit and vege) and more. There is more information on their website [|www.birdrescue.org.nz].

PPPP wishes to thank Tracey for providing her with a box to sleep in; the dog for not eating her; CS 20 for looking after her and being so quiet; CS 11 for feeding her and taking her photo; Ms Marino and Hazel for lending Frank some money to donate; and finally Bird Rescue for her ongoing care.