Sauce for the goose... (1 Viewer)

[Anthony Morton]

On numerous occasions members have been quick to point out that BF is a site dedicated to wild birds. This has even been taken a stage further, with all reference to p*****s being banned and postings about them being deleted.

Under 'Birds of Prey' there is currently a thread relating to a trained Harris Hawk and its handler being employed against the diminishing flock of feral p*****s in Trafalgar Square. I have even taken part in this thread.

However, can this non-indiginous species of BOP really be classified as a 'wild bird' if p*****s are not? After all, what's sauce for the goose should be sauce for the gander, shouldn't it?

Anthony

(Sorry about all the asterisks but that's the only spelling which seems to be acceptable to the mods at the moment.)

 

[David Pedder]

Interesting question Anthony. I don't wish to deter from your thread but while we are on the subject can someone tell me why we can no longer mention pigeons and why they are not classed as wild birds. I always understood the Rock Dove to be the ancestor of all tame and town pigeons and that escaped racing and dovecot pigeons, long ago, established themselves back in the wild. Are they not at least as much "British birds" as pheasants?

 

[Steve]

We were refering to Racing pigeons Not your wild variety

 

[David Pedder]

We were refering to Racing pigeons Not your wild variety

That explains it! Thanks Steve.

 

[Anthony Morton]

The point under discussion is whether the Trafalgar Square Harris Hawk constitutes a wild British bird. My opinion is that it does not.

 

[CornishExile]

The point under discussion is whether the Trafalgar Square Harris Hawk constitutes a wild British bird. My opinion is that it does not.

Semantics Anthony! No, it's not a wild British bird, but its presence there is impacting on a population of wild birds, namely the (albeit rather variable) Feral Pigeons.

So discussions relating to it surely do have a place in Birdforum.

CE

 

[jurek]

I must say wild goose with sauce is good, but feral pigeon would be horrible.

 

[David Pedder]

I must say wild goose with sauce is good, but feral pigeon would be horrible.

Dont you believe it Jurek! Tourte de pigeon, Sauce Poivrade et Airelles...Yummy!!

 

[Ozorek]

At one time, in my home town the Local Authority introduced a peregine falcon to keep down the P****n poulation in the city centre. In this case the p*****ns were feral but the peregrine was not.

A case of what is sauce for the gander is sauce for the goose perhaps? It raises the question if any bird that is introduced can ever be truly wild I suppose.

 

[jurek]

Dont you believe it Jurek! Tourte de pigeon, Sauce Poivrade et Airelles...Yummy!!

SUrely you don't mean FERAL pigeons? They have more life inside than Amazonia!