February 29, 2016
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Shimmy & Dallas: A Pigeon Love Story
When you next see a pigeon foraging for crumbs on the sidewalk, please know that most likely you are seeing another pigeon’s beloved, another pigeon’s Shimmy. Shimmy & Dallas were two big, scruffy rescued meat pigeons who loved each other deeply. … Continue reading
September 2, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Blossom’s Ordeal
On August 12th, I was contacted by WildCare regarding a scalped racing pigeon that had been brought in. (A predator had caught and begun to eat her before she miraculously escaped.) Because she was a banded racing pigeon, she was … Continue reading
September 1, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Baby Lucy: The Joy & the Sorrow
On Saturday August 8th, I was contacted by a radio producer doing a story about the project to bring Passenger Pigeons back from extinction. She wanted to record sounds of pigeons and interview me and was on deadline to do … Continue reading
July 14, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Violet (Or What’s Wrong with Roller Pigeons?)
Violet is a strikingly beautiful, gentle, petite Birmingham Roller who is trying really hard to recover from a devastating injury. She was taken to WildCare in January, unable to walk or stand. She still cannot unless she is flapping her … Continue reading
June 18, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Fleetwood’s Story
On 4/1/15, a brown & white Persian High Flyer pigeon with a startling injury approached a kind person in Sacramento who took him to Wildlife Care Association (WCA). The bird’s upper beak was entirely gone, torn from his face. Brianna … Continue reading
June 12, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Life Finds a Way, Guest Post by Jill McMurchy
My small aviary, already at its limit but doing fine, went from eight birds to twelve within the span of two days. How? Oops babies. Two couples, two eggs each = four new beings. Being quite involved in Palomacy since … Continue reading
March 17, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Josie: An Almost-Survivor of Pigeon Racing
March 12, 2015 It was 5:15 and I had just finished up a presentation about pigeons to a youth group at the Marin Humane Society. I checked my email before heading to my next appointment (a care consult for a … Continue reading
February 9, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Jimmy- Feral Ringneck Dove with Head Trauma
On Friday, January 30th, animal lover and Palomacy supporter Charlene found a dove grounded and helpless in the gutter. His panic at being handled and the flocks of feral Ringnecks living wild in the area suggest he was living free … Continue reading
December 22, 2014
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on “Domestic Pigeon in Need of Medical Care” (Aries)
We were contacted by SFACC shelter staff on December 9th about a “domestic pigeon in need of medical care”. The notes went on to say, “SURRENDERED DUE TO THE FLOCK BEATING UP ON HER. BIRD IS BANDED AND WAS BRED … Continue reading
December 21, 2014
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Little Bell’s Big Problem
Bell is a little dove with a big problem. She has torticollis, a neurological movement disorder characterized by a twisted neck and tilted head. (There are many potential causes of torticollis including brain trauma, poisoning, spinal damage, vitamin deficiency, viruses, … Continue reading