Comments on: The Bird Menace in Urban Mumbai http://hitchedhiker.com/2009/02/12/the-bird-menace-in-urban-mumbai/ Travel | Photography Mon, 26 Sep 2011 01:37:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Abhilash http://hitchedhiker.com/2009/02/12/the-bird-menace-in-urban-mumbai/#comment-5858 Abhilash Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:04:44 +0000 http://hitchedhiker.com/?p=1431#comment-5858 I completely agree. One of these pigeons came and sat on me while I was sleeping. Could have taken out my eye :-) I completely agree. One of these pigeons came and sat on me while I was sleeping. Could have taken out my eye :-)

]]> By: Kev http://hitchedhiker.com/2009/02/12/the-bird-menace-in-urban-mumbai/#comment-5855 Kev Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:21:36 +0000 http://hitchedhiker.com/?p=1431#comment-5855 Got a bit careless leaving a window slightly open and came to find dead pigeons, living pigeons and eggs in the flat after a month. unfurnished, so not much problem. Lots of horror stories in Mumbai about people whose flats were ruined by pigeons when they accidently left windows opened. Got a bit careless leaving a window slightly open and came to find dead pigeons, living pigeons and eggs in the flat after a month. unfurnished, so not much problem.

Lots of horror stories in Mumbai about people whose flats were ruined by pigeons when they accidently left windows opened.

]]> By: Aristarkhos http://hitchedhiker.com/2009/02/12/the-bird-menace-in-urban-mumbai/#comment-649 Aristarkhos Sun, 08 Mar 2009 06:33:05 +0000 http://hitchedhiker.com/?p=1431#comment-649 Best of luck with the tree houses. hope it is accepted and works out. Best of luck with the tree houses. hope it is accepted and works out.

]]> By: Aristarkhos http://hitchedhiker.com/2009/02/12/the-bird-menace-in-urban-mumbai/#comment-648 Aristarkhos Sun, 08 Mar 2009 06:32:31 +0000 http://hitchedhiker.com/?p=1431#comment-648 Lucky you. You got a first hand taste of what one can see if the surroundings are more habitable for birds. But I am certain there are more than pigeons and crows around your place. initially, i would only see them and wonder if there were any birds left in the urban areas. I realized sparrows also had stopped visiting my area. i am surrounded by buildings with very few trees. There is a huge garden away from where i stay...most of them go there I am sure. (plus the crow populations tends to scare away smaller birds.) planting lots of plants on the building wall brought the sparrows back,would u believe it? That was unintentional. if you look around more closely, you will see more birds...the coppersmiths visit pipal trees. the koels in golmohurs. parrots early in the morning. bulbuls are common too. tho i can only hear their calls in the morning. :( Lucky you. You got a first hand taste of what one can see if the surroundings are more habitable for birds.
But I am certain there are more than pigeons and crows around your place. initially, i would only see them and wonder if there were any birds left in the urban areas. I realized sparrows also had stopped visiting my area. i am surrounded by buildings with very few trees.
There is a huge garden away from where i stay…most of them go there I am sure.
(plus the crow populations tends to scare away smaller birds.)

planting lots of plants on the building wall brought the sparrows back,would u believe it? That was unintentional.
if you look around more closely, you will see more birds…the coppersmiths visit pipal trees. the koels in golmohurs. parrots early in the morning. bulbuls are common too. tho i can only hear their calls in the morning. :(

]]> By: Abhilash http://hitchedhiker.com/2009/02/12/the-bird-menace-in-urban-mumbai/#comment-647 Abhilash Sun, 08 Mar 2009 03:03:37 +0000 http://hitchedhiker.com/?p=1431#comment-647 @Aristarkhos I agree. I recently went to a farm and the variety of birds there was amazing. I will actually tell my society guys to put up a few tree houses in the trees. @Aristarkhos
I agree. I recently went to a farm and the variety of birds there was amazing. I will actually tell my society guys to put up a few tree houses in the trees.

]]> By: Abhilash http://hitchedhiker.com/2009/02/12/the-bird-menace-in-urban-mumbai/#comment-644 Abhilash Sat, 07 Mar 2009 10:49:32 +0000 http://hitchedhiker.com/?p=1431#comment-644 @Aristarkhos I know what you are saying. I had recently gone to a farm and the range of birds there was staggering. @Aristarkhos

I know what you are saying. I had recently gone to a farm and the range of birds there was staggering.

]]> By: Aristarkhos http://hitchedhiker.com/2009/02/12/the-bird-menace-in-urban-mumbai/#comment-638 Aristarkhos Fri, 06 Mar 2009 07:53:18 +0000 http://hitchedhiker.com/?p=1431#comment-638 hahaha...u expect birds to get the hint? after we took over the land to build our apartments? birds also adapt like us. They find a better/simpler way to live, they will do it instinctively. Because of urbanization, some birds have even almost stopped migrating. Rig some bird houses in the trees. maybe that will help. hahaha…u expect birds to get the hint? after we took over the land to build our apartments?
birds also adapt like us. They find a better/simpler way to live, they will do it instinctively. Because of urbanization, some birds have even almost stopped migrating.

Rig some bird houses in the trees. maybe that will help.

]]> By: Abhilash http://hitchedhiker.com/2009/02/12/the-bird-menace-in-urban-mumbai/#comment-574 Abhilash Sun, 15 Feb 2009 14:37:41 +0000 http://hitchedhiker.com/?p=1431#comment-574 I know man... Would love to eat some... But the beginning part is really messy! :-D I know man… Would love to eat some… But the beginning part is really messy! :-D

]]> By: Kulpreet http://hitchedhiker.com/2009/02/12/the-bird-menace-in-urban-mumbai/#comment-573 Kulpreet Sun, 15 Feb 2009 09:08:23 +0000 http://hitchedhiker.com/?p=1431#comment-573 Lash... Koi na... let the birds be.. its time u shot them with something else & not ur Camera ( he he he ).. its time to teach them a lesson... Cheers.. Also, Pigeons.. sometimes taste good too.. Lash… Koi na… let the birds be.. its time u shot them with something else & not ur Camera ( he he he ).. its time to teach them a lesson…

Cheers..

Also, Pigeons.. sometimes taste good too..

]]> By: Abhilash http://hitchedhiker.com/2009/02/12/the-bird-menace-in-urban-mumbai/#comment-561 Abhilash Fri, 13 Feb 2009 04:06:46 +0000 http://hitchedhiker.com/?p=1431#comment-561 @ Sherry I am not mean. I wanted them to realize that they are birds and not street bums that just gravitate towards the nearest heat source. They have feathers for that. @Anu Nice Gravatar! Where you got? @ Sherry
I am not mean. I wanted them to realize that they are birds and not street bums that just gravitate towards the nearest heat source. They have feathers for that.

@Anu
Nice Gravatar! Where you got?

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