Found a rock dove with tape on its wing.

[mandy]

Last night as I was walking home from the store I came across a pigeon and I noticed that it wasn't flying away when I went near it and that it was pretty tame. I picked her up and brought her home to take a closer look at her. I put her in one of my spare cages and I noticed that someone had put tape around one of her wings. (the poor thing) I didn't want to freak her out to much so I just put her in a cage with food and water and left her for the night. I am about to take the tape off her wing now and hopefully she can fly whenI do. She is soooooooo beautiful.

I really don't understand how this always happens to me, but it always seems that birds find their way to me if they need healing. I have had a dove fly right into my house that was sick. I nursed it back to health and set it free. Then another pigeon landed on my porch, it looked like it had been attacked by a cat or something. I nursed him back to health and set him free. Then 2 more pigeons, one starling that wont leave my house. I found the starling when he was a teeny weeny little baby, raised him and I tried to set him free 3 times and he always came back so he's mine for keeps. And now this other pigeon. She seems fine except for the tape on her wing. Ok I am gonna take the tape off and see if she can fly, brb.

Ok I took the tape off and I also saw that she was eating. She can fly now so I am gonna set her free in about an hour. I am worried though becuase she was someones bird I believe. she will probably fly back to her coop if she has one.

Mandy

[Spinnergirl]

Mandy luckliy you crossed paths with this dove :)

You were supposed to be there, now hopefully with the tape off it will fly around and find it's "coop" or join up with others of it's species I would assume.

Thanks for taking time to pick up this little fellow and find out what was wrong :)

[Samm]

God bless you for helping that bird!

[mandy]

Thank You so much you 2.
I do the best I can for any animal that needs my help, love caring and patience.

God Bless You all

Mandy

[cfulhage]

Did the release go well? I hope the dove found her way home or to another flock of doves.

[kathleen]

Did you ever see the movie Dr. Doolittle with Eddie Murphy. That's what this sounds like. I bet that first bird you nursed went and told other birds and now they all just come to you for help. Thanks for providing it, you're awesome!!!

[Gary B.]

lol kathleen i was just thinking the same thing

[mandy]

Actually she/he wasn't a dove. A Rock dove is another name for Pigeon ( or so I am told by the toronto wildlife center), but yes the release went great. She flew to the top of my neighbors house and stayed there for about 20-30 min and then she flew off. Oh I hope she is doing alright.

I like that dr doolittle thing thats really cute. :)

Have a good day all.

Mandy

P.S. cfulhage the pigeon looked just like the one in your picture. They are so beautiful aren't they.
I just don't understand people who don't like pigeons or seagulls. Birds are Birds and they are all beautiful.

[Monica]

They normally go by city pigeons or rock doves... same thing as is a galah and a rose breasted cockatoo...