Why do you never see pigeons in the wild?
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There are wild pigeons; they are called rock doves, though I sometimes think 'concrete doves' would be a better name.
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i never saw a wild thing sorry for it's self\na bird will fall frozen died form a bough\nwithout ever filling sorry for it's self.
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YES!!  Vultures are everywhere in Georgia...I have seen several..They are the only bird that feed on dead prey.
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Cardinals, goldfinches (one of my favorites), house wrens, red-headed woodpeckers, downy woodpeckers, nuthatches (can't remember which ones), and lots of little rosy finches, mourning doves, and sparrows.\n\nInteresting side note: We have a pair of sharp-shinned hawks in our neighborhood that periodically come hunt at our feeder. I have twiced witnessed one of the hawks chase down a sparrow and catch it in mid-air. It is sad and i hate losing song birds, but it is a truly awesome sight to see this large bird nab a quick little sparrow out of mid air.
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I see some  outside, let me check............ .................. ~wack~ .......... ............ .............. ............ ............. ............\n\nHe said Elvis.  \n\nBirds are an important food source for humans. The most commonly eaten species is the domestic chicken and its eggs, although geese, pheasants, turkeys, and ducks are also widely eaten. Other birds that have been utilized for food include emus, ostriches, pigeons, grouse, quails, doves, woodcocks, songbirds, and others, including small passerines such as finches. Birds grown for human consumption are referred to as Poultry.\n\nAt one time swans and flamingos were delicacies of the rich and powerful, although these are generally protected now.\n\nMany species have become extinct through over-hunting, such as the Passenger Pigeon, and many others have become endangered or extinct through habitat destruction, deforestation and intensive agriculture being common causes for declines.
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Seagulls usually live far from predators such as humans. You can find them on offshore and otherwise uninhabited islands. You can also find them in abandoned barns and other large buildings, dumping grounds, sea cliffs, and other remote areas. Gulls are known to sometimes live many miles away from where you see them during the day.
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They are social creatures and likely to hang out where everyone else does - like people!  They tend to gather in flocks too.  If it's near intersections my guess would be that's because it's between two clear fly zones, where there are not tall trees or buildings to get in their way as they fly.  They like to stay relatively close to the ground for warmth, water, food, action...and wires are everywhere so they are used to hanging out there.  \n\nAnother thought...People are not going to bother them or threaten them if they are sitting on electrical or telephone wires - those birds who sat there learned that, and the birds who chose the buildings and windowsills didn't fare as well.  The survivors spread the wisdom to their offspring (a Darwinian explanation, but makes sense even if you're not a Darwinian).
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Birds fly south because it is instinct. I hope that answers your question.
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Technically, there is no such a thing as a "seagull." They're actually just gulls. As a group, they don't live exclusively at, near, in or over the sea. There are some species (like ring-biled gulls) that are more common inland than at the sea. They find their way to large open areas (such as parking lots and school yards) by flying over them. You can see a lot of land from that height, so it's not hard to pick out nice spots to hang. They are not confused into thinking it's water, they just know by now that large parking lots are good eatin'.
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I don't see a penguin!
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I think it depends on the type of bird you are talking about and also if the birds are wild or domestic or for that matter used to having humans around.\nLarge birds generally dont scare so easily, especially if they are used to humans. Like parrots for example.\nSome many times I have come across pigeons just crossing the road leisurely even though I'm driving towards it. And some of them dont even fly until I honk at them.\nThe tiny birds generally scare more easily. But when I traveled to London the sparrows actually fed from the palm of my hand. Whereas I have 2 finches at home and although they think they are humans, they just dont let me touch them! LOL! I love them alot!
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Your bones are too dense. \n\nNo joke, the reason birds are capable of flight is due to having hollow bones, making them far lighter.
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they haven't found one yet, but they are still looking...Steve Irwin, Crocodile Hunter will be the first to know...watch the Animal Planet.  Alas, it is probably extinct, but there is still hope!!! The Ivory Billed Woodpecker has been recently spotted (Arkansas), confirmed and is now OFF the extinction list!!!        Very Awesome!!!
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i did a small unit in animal behaviour and physiology and from what i remember .. birds have a much narrower vision (acuity of vision) which enables them to detect preys for examples from large distances while flying .. thats all i know, it not ... mm .. that informative.. but i hope it helped .. lol
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There are several reasons:\n1. They are competing with livestock for land\n2. Droughts, so they cannot get water\n3. Habitat loss\nGrevy's zebras are not allowed to be hunted, but they were.
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While it might be possible that some of these creatures exist, it certainly can't be said to be 'probable'.\n\nWe are still finding new species of mammals and birds all the time.  Genetic studies have even shown us that some of the critters we thought we knew are more diverse than we thought.\n\nRecently it was discovered that the species we know as the African elephant is in fact two species, a savannah species and a forest species.  So we have 'found' one of the largest species of land mammal just in the last few years.  Another study found that there was a population of the Bactrian camel (the one with two humps) that was actually a separate species too.\n\nSo it is possible that there may be some critter hidden off in the deep forest somewhere that we've never seen before.  But the chances of something like Bigfoot/Sasquatch remaining undiscovered in the rather well explored forests of North America are rather low.\n\nThe best chance for new, exciting and incredible discoveries are in the seas.  We really have barely scratched the surface in our exploration there, and there could be all kinds of new, even huge and exciting finds down there.\n\nJust in the last few years, the Megasquid was described, whose body is larger than that of the Giant Squid (although the tentacles aren't as long), actual live footage of the Giant Squid was finally taken, and Coelacanths were found off the coast of Indonesia, 10 000 km from where it was thought was the only place they existed.
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It just isn't true that you see baby everything else and not pigeons. You don't see baby sparrows either. Or baby hummingbirds or baby crows. Most baby birds (with some exceptions, like chickens and ducks) are naked and helpless when they hatch. They grow very fast, but you don't see them until they're big enough to fly out of the nest. By that time, they are the same size as adults and are almost completely feathered. So the answer is, you DO see baby pigeons, you just can't tell they're babies.