Eliminating bird issues is pretty tough in outdoor/public spaces. Hawks do eat pigeons, I'm not sure what else would get rid of them.
TransLink is way ahead of you. Though it's probably not going to make much difference until the falcons are allowed to actually hunt/kill said birds, like in other countries.
TransLink is way ahead of you. Though it's probably not going to make much difference until the falcons are allowed to actually hunt/kill said birds, like in other countries.
We actually have wild peregrine falcons hunting pigeons in the city...but they won't even make a dent in their population...
Somebody might want to re-think the Elvish architecture that we in Vancouver tend to love...New Metrotown station is like a cathedral for the pigeons...
We actually have wild peregrine falcons hunting pigeons in the city...but they won't even make a dent in their population...
Somebody might want to re-think the Elvish architecture that we in Vancouver tend to love...New Metrotown station is like a cathedral for the pigeons...
We actually have wild peregrine falcons hunting pigeons in the city...but they won't even make a dent in their population...
Somebody might want to re-think the Elvish architecture that we in Vancouver tend to love...New Metrotown station is like a cathedral for the pigeons...
Had one visit me last winter on a rainy day.
Seen plenty of herons and one eagle, but never a falcon - just how many do we have? Perhaps we could encourage more to nest around SkyTrain stations (more towers, stone/brick/concrete architecture, nestboxes)?
Seen plenty of herons and one eagle, but never a falcon - just how many do we have? Perhaps we could encourage more to nest around SkyTrain stations (more towers, stone/brick/concrete architecture, nestboxes)?
I'm not sure how possible that is. Although if it's a place where pigeons hang out, they might be tempted.
A bird nerd friend of mine says they don't live in the city, they just hunt here on occasion. That one was taking refuge from some hard rain at the time.
Try a little harder next time to say TransLink is wasting money on a project they're not funding.
Well I stand corrected. However, there was no need to be disrespectful. If you ever want to see change in attitudes on this forum, you have to start with yourself.
According to this article translink has been employing birds to hang around a few stations "in order to change the habits of the pigeons and deter them from returning.”
According to this article translink has been employing birds to hang around a few stations "in order to change the habits of the pigeons and deter them from returning.”
Sometimes you gotta fight fire with fire
Watch the video from last year announcing the predators projects and the falcon takes a dump during the video
The little buggers are everywhere. These pics were taken about 4:00 PM so I imagine it's worse by late night. I didn't get any good pics of the new platform surface but it has a LOT of pigeon poop on it. There are a lot of really heavy spots that I'm sure would be quite treacherous to stop on, especially if things were damp.
Commercial - Broadway Station, Dec.26 '18, my pics
Call me horrible, but Pigeon infestations are always expensive to remedy and potentially dangerous. There was a shutdown downtown a few years back because a nest caught fire and went through some of the cabling. [SOURCE]
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