Pigeons nested in my plum tree šŸ˜¬

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Plum tree is usually well pruned early spring every year, however this year it got pruned late & pigeons have decided to take residence in my plum tree :frowning:
Canā€™t say Iā€™m a lover of the things one bit, but the Gardner alerted me last month when sorting the garden out & after some research on Google I thought best keep my eye on them until theyā€™ve effed off ! then when nest is empty get rid, I was going to set up a camera in the tree but my Attenborough skills failed !
Any ways hereā€™s a few pics of them that I took on I phone 15 & ruined them in photoshop :joy:

June 17th

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July 1st

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July 7th

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July 8th

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July 9th

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Now my maths ainā€™t great ā€œ but ā€œ if Iā€™m not mistaken the nest started out with 3 eggs & now thereā€™s 2 squabs & 3 eggs still :thinking:

Iā€™ll stick a Ā£20 note in tonight & hopefully itā€™ll be a Ā£100 by the weekend :rofl:

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Sparrowhawk committing murder
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Get the butler to sort the vermin ;o)

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July 23rd, ones effed oooff one 2 go & thinking maybe the other 2 may not hatch, I recon the parents were on steroids jeeez they grow quick
:scream::rofl:

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Are they wood pigeons @PitchFader ?

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Well Iā€™m not sure they are furry ones ?! :rofl::rofl::rofl:

Jokes I havenā€™t a clue mate tbh anyway I can find out ?

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Pigeon and plum pie, sounds palatable

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Key Ingredients

  • 4 young pigeons or wood pigeon breasts
  • 450g (1 lb) purple plums, stoned and halved
  • 100ml (4 fl oz) port or red wine
  • 1 chopped medium onion and fresh herbs (sage, thyme, rosemary)
  • Salt, pepper, and a pinch of freshly grated nutmeg

Cooking Steps

  • Brown the floured pigeon in a pan with butter and oil.
  • Soften the chopped onion in the pan, then place over the pigeon in a dish.
  • Add herbs, cloves, port, and top with halved purple plums.
  • Cover and bake at 170Ā°C for 1.5 hours until the meat is tender.
  • Reduce the juices on the stove to thicken into a rich fruit gravy before serving.

:scream::face_vomiting::joy:

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Ramsay would want 100 sobs a plate for that

A bit of fresh artisan bread for dipping, an extra 20

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Yorkshire Pigeon and plum pie, sounds delicious

FTFY :grin:

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Flea infested winged rats that just constantly breed and shit everywhere, nuff said :enraged_face:

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Not a fan, Dave? :sweat_smile:

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Your common feral little fuckers yes, but not so wood pigeons, which this is

Feral fuckers donā€™t normally nest in trees

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Whatever gave you that idea Rich :smiley: how I really would like to see them

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Tell that to the ā€œFeral Fuckersā€ round here Chris, have around a dozen or so nesting in a large tree in the garden behind me. All they do is bully the other birds off any food put down, make a racket and crap everywhere including over the garden furniture :enraged_face:

Just wish it was legal to blow the fuckers heads off with my rifle.

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:rofl::rofl::rofl:

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