tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8316850715206189023.post9018984613199449692..comments2023-04-01T04:32:39.725-07:00Comments on NYC Life - Glass Half Full: Empty Nest SyndromeSuzanne@threepeatshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01179163585513352371noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8316850715206189023.post-43509937622635506492010-04-13T04:38:38.090-07:002010-04-13T04:38:38.090-07:00well Suzanne, I think those two youngsters will be...well Suzanne, I think those two youngsters will be living very close by for the rest of their lives and you may just see them every day.<br />Pigeons stay in their own area usually and don't fly too far away and every night they all roost together at dusk.<br />I know wild ones can live for at least 8 years if they have nutritious food (30gms) every day.Annette Taithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12674734515964476954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8316850715206189023.post-568016909601285232010-04-12T17:17:01.139-07:002010-04-12T17:17:01.139-07:00I've resisted naming these two because I know ...I've resisted naming these two because I know they will be off on their own soon enough but I secretly think of them as Lord and Taylor!Suzanne@threepeatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01179163585513352371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8316850715206189023.post-76820244767074885042010-04-12T17:00:07.196-07:002010-04-12T17:00:07.196-07:00Goodness me Suzanne - what a joy to have the paren...Goodness me Suzanne - what a joy to have the parents use your well for their precious brood!<br />(I read back to your earlier post)<br />The youngsters are lucky to have a safe start to their life.<br />I worry about the city pigeons in Edinburgh, particularly the city centre ones where they have oily feathers and not many toes.<br />The ones on the outskirts fare so much better.<br />When I lived in Australia I had a blind pigeon that I brought up. She had fallen out of her nest as a baby. I called her Ygraine and she was just perfect :)Annette Taithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12674734515964476954noreply@blogger.com