May 31, 2016
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Baby I’m a Star! The Story of Prince
On Saturday, April 23rd I got a frantic call for help. A vet tech named Tania, who loves animals, was desperately searching for someone to help a badly injured baby pigeon. He was barely three weeks old and had somehow … Continue reading
May 14, 2016
by Elizabeth
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Guest Post by Janie Krag Introduction by Elizabeth Young, Palomacy Director This is how the story began. On 5/13, I received this email from Janie: I was just referred to you by the Wildlife Center. Attached is a photo of … Continue reading
May 6, 2016
by Elizabeth
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Guest Post by Amanda Scheper Amanda Scheper is Palomacy’s Program Services Specialist at Community Initiatives as well as a pigeon lover. She works in their office in downtown San Francisco where they serve more than 100 charitable causes, including Palomacy Pigeon … Continue reading
March 14, 2016
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on In the Friend Zone: Life after Oviductectomy
Guest Post & Photos by Zoe Martell As the bird health care coordinator for Palomacy, I often receive calls for help when something is awry with one of the many rescues in our volunteer network; this is how I first … Continue reading
March 3, 2016
by Elizabeth
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On January 17th, 2016, River came to us named Crippled God. She was a wild pigeon who had been rescued a year before from a Berkeley parking lot where it is thought she had been clipped by a car as … Continue reading
February 29, 2016
by Elizabeth
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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
February 8, 2016
by Elizabeth
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Guest Post & Photos by Jill McMurchy Guess what? Our sweet, special little Ringneck dove Bell isn’t a girl! He’s a boy! (You can see Bell’s rescue story here.) Thank you to Palomacy volunteer Joe “Dove Daddy” Knight for questioning … Continue reading
January 1, 2016
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Palomacy 2015 Year in Review
With your help, we accomplished so much this past year! The concept of Palomacy- pigeon diplomacy- is being embraced and put into action all over. Palomacy is more than the name of a rescue, it is a movement. We’ve engaged … Continue reading
December 21, 2015
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on “PLEASE HELP…” An Inspiring Rescue Story
Have you ever noticed how many pigeons there are? We get so many requests for help! We can’t even keep up with meeting the needs of all the domestic birds let alone the wild ones too but we do our … Continue reading
September 16, 2015
by Elizabeth
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Guest Post by Xavier Heydt Xavier warms & comforts rescued baby pigeon Elma On Monday, September 7th I received a message from Palomacy’s founder, Elizabeth Young. She was asking for help to find and rescue six baby King Pigeons that had been … Continue reading