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Pigeon tapping at my window

There was a pigeon tapping at my office window a few minutes ago. Tap... tap... tap... tap tap... tap tap tap.... tap.... tap tap...

He/she flew off when I tapped back.

Was this a sign of intelligence, was I misreading social signalling? I assumed the pigeon was confusing its reflection with another pigeon. Might I have been wrong?

Quite worried about this now. I don't want to unsettle the pigeon mentally, or portray the human race as unfeeling brutes, uninterested in opening a potentially rewarding dialogue with the pigeon race.

Hoping I didn't blow it.

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I wanna eat pigeon pie now :mad:
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Drewski
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Get your coat luv, you've pulled.
Original post by Drewski
Get your coat luv, you've pulled.

So, so happy. Make it a double date? Interested?
Original post by GotU418Yrs
I wanna eat pigeon pie now :mad:

Stop! Have you considered that pigeons are quite intelligent birds? They do not wish to be eaten by the likes of us. :angry:
Pretty sure I've read a poem about this.

Don't let it in and don't speak to it.
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Drewski
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Original post by Fullofsurprises
So, so happy. Make it a double date? Interested?

I'm more Muttley in this scenario.
Original post by BasicMistake
Pretty sure I've read a poem about this.

Don't let it in and don't speak to it.

A bird tapping your window is seen as a warning about death in many cultures, but I felt really liked by the pigeon.
Original post by Drewski
I'm more Muttley in this scenario.

Heeee heeee heee heeee heeee heeee. Ssscchheeee sheeee scheeee.
Don't look it in the eye, they know things.
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Airmed
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@CheeseIsVeg we know who the pigeon was
How many times did you tap and at what frequency and timbre? 3 hard taps in quick succession for example is "I had sex with your parent and then killed your sister and made her into a pigeon pie, with said parent's permission" in Pigeonese. You may have just started a war.
Original post by Airmed
@CheeseIsVeg we know who the pigeon was

BARRY RETURNS :gasp:
even Brexit won't stop him :gah:
:mmm:
That's a collared dove
This thread is adorable. We need more threads like this.

🕊️
Original post by CheeseIsVeg
BARRY RETURNS :gasp:
even Brexit won't stop him :gah:
:mmm:

If he's a collared dove it might since they are a non native species 🕊️
Not from Europe though, from Asia
Tell him to do one.
Original post by CoolCavy
If he's a collared dove it might since they are a non native species 🕊️
Not from Europe though, from Asia

omg are u as obsessed with pigeons and their recognition as @chelseadagg3r
Original post by CheeseIsVeg
omg are u as obsessed with pigeons and their recognition as @chelseadagg3r


mate I love pigeons I still need to get that mask
Original post by CoolCavy
That's a collared dove

Oh no. It was the start of human-dove relations. I couldn't even get the right species! I am so busted as regards birds liking me. :blush:

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