Pigeons are very exciting to meet
I had the pleasure of spending my Saturday with MickaCoo volunteers Lisa and Faye at the Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society’s Wildlife Education Day in Cupertino. Together, with the help of ambassador pigeons Amelio, Dylan and Pat and Ringneck dove Gem, we made a couple hundred new friends for the birds.
Pigeons are the wildlife most people see most often and yet they are very misunderstood. Most of what people think they know about pigeons is actually wrong! (They aren’t dirty, they don’t spread disease, they don’t displace native birds, they ARE intelligent, emotional, loyal, amazing!) And the domestic (unreleasable) pigeons make great pets! Would you like to volunteer and help MickaCoo create compassion for these birds? We need your help (volunteer application)! Click on photos to see full size.
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The SCVAS includes MickaCoo in many of their events
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We made a presentation about pigeons- wild and tame
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Outreach volunteer Lisa in action
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Jasmine loved Pat
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Pigeon friends for life
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Lillian loved Pat too
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Adopter & foster volunteer & 4H member Caroline brought pigeons too
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Caroline with foster pigeons Priscilla & Elvis
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SCVAS’ Toby is a great friend to MickaCoo
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Lisa & Pat- working for the birds
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MickaCoo volunteer Faye with Dylan speaking on the wonders of pigeons
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Elena, Cathy & Rocco may add a pigeon aviary beside their chicken coop
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Pigeon pants?!
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Faye & Dylan serving as ambassadors
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Winning new friends
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We had a steady stream of visitors all day
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Dylan and her friends have inspired Ashish to volunteer with MickaCoo
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Pigeon-racing survivor Amelio was a rock solid rock star
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Pigeons are such good sports
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Pigeons are very exciting to meet
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Lisa helping to make a new friend for pigeons
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Ringneck doves (like Gem on the right) are much smaller than pigeons
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Gem handled her day as a dove diplomat very well
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Pigeons amaze people
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Dylan is a great ambassador
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Dylan on break
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Thank you Lisa & Faye for spending your day inspiring compassion
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MickaCoo always needs volunteers to help with outreach events
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Thank you, SCVAS!