# Here's a video of me feeding pigeons **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 3, 2023, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-video-of-me-feeding-pigeons/991045 "2023-10-03T08:04:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chrisjourney](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chrisjourney/32/14861_2.png) [@chrisjourney](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisjourney)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-video-of-me-feeding-pigeons/991045/1 "2023-10-03T08:04:51Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/3tfZBo4t-4g/maxresdefault.jpg "me feeding pigeons at the park") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tfZBo4t-4g) ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-video-of-me-feeding-pigeons/991045/2 "2023-10-03T08:19:24Z")
Impressed that you did not have a pigeon-stepping-on-camera incident! ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-video-of-me-feeding-pigeons/991045/3 "2023-10-03T11:01:12Z")
Unless you were fattening then up to eat, or training them for a show, i don’t see how that was a cafe society post, so I’ve moved this to MPSIMS, where people post about random stuff they do. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-video-of-me-feeding-pigeons/991045/4 "2023-10-03T11:11:36Z")
[**Can we move it back now?**](https://www.wildmeat.co.uk/blogs/news/113175685-perfect-pigeon-cooking-tips-and-recipes) 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-video-of-me-feeding-pigeons/991045/5 "2023-10-03T11:22:16Z")
What this immediately makes me think of > [@](#): > > Tom Lehrer > > Poisoning Pigeons in the Park > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhuMLpdnOjY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhuMLpdnOjY) ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-video-of-me-feeding-pigeons/991045/6 "2023-10-03T11:57:11Z")
I’m quite fond of squab, but this didn’t seem to be a post about that. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-video-of-me-feeding-pigeons/991045/7 "2023-10-03T11:58:28Z")
In fourth grade a family from Iran moved into the neighborhood. Their son was in my class. He was caught by the police shooting pigeons in the park with a pellet gun. When the cops took him to his house, his parents were puzzled by the situation, since they had sent him out to get pigeons for dinner. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-video-of-me-feeding-pigeons/991045/8 "2023-10-03T11:59:43Z")
I know, I’m just being silly. I didn’t know that squab is synonymous for pigeon. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-video-of-me-feeding-pigeons/991045/9 "2023-10-03T12:02:19Z")
It’s like beef for cow. Or pork for pig. Squab is a delicious bird, with rich dark meat. And one is a nice size for a single serving. I used to get it at a fancy Chinese place. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-video-of-me-feeding-pigeons/991045/10 "2023-10-03T12:12:31Z")
Thanks for the heads up and, if I ever see it on a menu, I’m definitely going to give it a go. Strange that, with all the good restaurants I’ve been to in Chicagoland, I’ve never noticed it even once. I like “Wu’s House”, which is a pretty upscale Asian restaurant. I’ll check there. ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-video-of-me-feeding-pigeons/991045/11 "2023-10-03T12:27:11Z")
Love of squab (the meat of young pigeons) drove the passenger pigeon to extinction (other reasons including habitat loss and low genetic diversity contributed). They were a cheap source of food in the 19th century and were hunted by the thousands (they flew in huge flocks, making easy targets). We nearly did the same to cod. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-video-of-me-feeding-pigeons/991045/12 "2023-10-03T12:36:27Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > What this immediately makes me think of > > > [@](#): > > > > Tom Lehrer > > > > Poisoning Pigeons in the Park > > > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhuMLpdnOjY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhuMLpdnOjY) My thought exactly. Although if you’re going to be making squab, probably better to use the one you shot, not the ones you poisoned. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-video-of-me-feeding-pigeons/991045/13 "2023-10-03T12:38:03Z")
You can’t do this in Toronto anymore. I used to put out some nuts in the fall for my squirrels… > **[It’s now illegal to feed pigeons or squirrels anywhere in Toronto. Here’s why](https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/it-s-now-illegal-to-feed-pigeons-or-squirrels-anywhere-in-toronto-here-s-why/article_b3f279ae-0e88-590a-bd84-f98461875db5.html)** > > New city bylaw prohibits the feeding of wildlife on public or private property in the city. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-video-of-me-feeding-pigeons/991045/14 "2023-10-03T14:56:29Z")
It should be illegal planet-wide. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-video-of-me-feeding-pigeons/991045/15 "2023-10-03T16:07:56Z")
_PLEASE_ be careful. [image|300x374](https://boards.straightdope.com/uploads/short-url/5bafn9K5gtKtvwF8fqF1F22M3qZ.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-video-of-me-feeding-pigeons/991045/16 "2023-10-03T16:17:49Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > You can’t do this in Toronto anymore. I used to put out some nuts in the fall for my squirrels… - 🎶 _And maybe we’ll do_ _In a squirrel or two,_ 🎶 ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-video-of-me-feeding-pigeons/991045/17 "2023-10-03T18:00:48Z")
> [@Jasmine](#): > > Strange that, with all the good restaurants I’ve been to in Chicagoland, I’ve never noticed it even once. Confusingly, squab is not offered at Squabs in Melrose Park. > **[Specializes In Mexican Dishes - Squabs Gyros](https://squabsgyrostogo.com/)** > > Squabs Gyros welcomes you to enjoy our delicious and fresh flavors where the customer always > comes first! ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-video-of-me-feeding-pigeons/991045/18 "2023-10-03T18:26:03Z")
If you wanna prepare it yourself, if you ever see those live poultry places around, many of them have pigeon. I remember my dad buying some when I was kid and I just checked what’s on offer at one on Cermal and pigeon was on the menu. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-video-of-me-feeding-pigeons/991045/19 "2023-10-03T19:36:33Z")
Wow, there’s a thought! Thanks! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![chrisjourney](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chrisjourney/32/14861_2.png) [@chrisjourney](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisjourney)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-video-of-me-feeding-pigeons/991045/20 "2023-10-04T06:29:12Z")
Kimstu, That has happened a lot in my journey of filming wild birds in public. 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-video-of-me-feeding-pigeons/991045.md?page=2)