Palomacy Thanks You!
Thank you one & all for helping, supporting & practicing Palomacy in so many ways all year long! Thank you for all the care & kindness given to so many birds & people too. Thank you for rescuing, housing, transporting, cleaning; for hugging, comforting, healing & loving; for sharing your wisdom, joy, strength & courage; for promoting & building & donating & fostering & adopting... thank you so much for everything. Together we are making a more compassionate world for all.
Pearl's Story
Guest Post by Cynthia Bardouka-Large
Pearl & Maryam
Guest Post by Cynthia Bardouka-Large
My name is Cynthia and I am a volunteer for Palomacy, a small nonprofit project that saves the lives of at-risk domestic pigeons and doves, educates the public, and finds homes for rescued birds 365 days a year. This is the story of a little girl, a little bird, and how our family got involved with this extraordinary organization.
We have a child whose interests tend to be narrow, but deep. At some point in the first grade, she became intrigued with pigeons. She had a knack for earning the trust of feral pigeons; she was adept at catching them and would check them for stringfoot or other injuries. Some became particular friends and would wait for her to rush home from school, drop her backpack, and scamper into the backyard to greet them. She continuously sought connection with these bright, friendly birds.
Ivory McScaredyCat & his special friend Maryam
How she wanted a pet pigeon! She begged for a pigeon every day. We soon learned that there are many breeds of pigeons that can be purchased from fanciers. But I believe in the adopt-don’t-shop ethic and was relieved to find Palomacy’s website. Our girl spent hours looking at all the pictures of beautiful, adoptable birds in need of homes, and her talk was all about aviaries and pigeon pants. Now, to be perfectly honest, I doubted we would ever actually get a pigeon. I had steadfastly withstood the dog campaign of the previous year, after all and I expected this to pass as well. But she kept it up for a year and a half, asking every day: Can we? Please? When?? Continue
The Continuing Adventures of Adoptable Pigeons Noodles & Dallas
Guest Post by Chava Sonnier
This beautiful story of transformation- from wary, unsocialized aviary birds to companionable & curious house mates, shows the amazing adaptability of pigeons & the incredible difference our fosters & adopters make.
Years of wild bird rescue, working with hawks, owls, bitterns, loons, and which birds are the ones who continually surprise me? Pigeons, of course! When Elizabeth asked if we could foster Noodles and Dallas indoors while Noodles healed from a stubborn respiratory issue, I was initially concerned as to whether they would be uncomfortable with the transition to life as house birds. Noodles and Dallas are mature pigeons who had spent their lives first as poultry (squab) and then once rescued, in Palomacy’s foster aviaries, with minimal human interaction. Their Palomacy bios mentioned that both had always been standoffish around humans and seemed to prefer life as “birds’ birds” in an aviary. (See Noodles & Dallas’ love story here.) Nevertheless, the transition indoors was necessary for Noodles’ health, so I was prepared to watch them carefully for signs of stress. Elizabeth kindly made the long trek to our house and helped me set them up in a cozy habitat, complete with their usual nest-box, in our downstairs guest bedroom. Continue
Palomacy in the news, reposted from The Dodo
"The reality is very different from the fantasy."
By Sarah H. Schweig
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Pigeon Strollers!
The Palomacy-recommended double decker pet/pigeon strollers are here! Available at www.PigeonStroller.com for $99 (proceeds support bird rescue!)
Very lucky-to-be-alive & healing nicely pigeon youngsters Fizz & Star rescued from Powell BART
"Dove release" survivors Rose & Jake (blind & amazing)
And so many more!
We urgently need adopters & fosterers to help us help birds. Palomacy is over capacity with more than 160 in our care and we are unable to help new birds until more are placed. Please contact Elizabeth@PigeonRescue.org to help &/or join our Palomacy Help Group.
Please support Palomacy with a year-end donation
Happy New Year!
Special Thanks to Artist Meg Germundson for supporting Palomacy so generously!
Thank you!
We are so grateful for you!
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