As I was walking Mattie this afternoon I came across a disturbing sight. (*see above photo I took with my camera phone)
I found a couple of dead pigeons scattered on the lawn as is they just fell off the wire where they usually perch. Mattie sniffed them and backed away. It must of happened either late last night or early this morning. There was no sign of injury due to a cat or a hawk. They were puffed up as if they were sick or sleeping-except they had no pox marks and they were pretty robust looking.
What the heck happened? I generally see the same flock of pigeons perched on this spot every day. Except for today, no pigeons, except for a couple of fully intact dead ones.
What could of happened? They simply dropped dead from the perch.
Poison?
Electrical shock?
Something leaking from the Seabrook power plant?
Avian bird flu?
It was disturbing, regardless.
**UPDATE**
This morning on the beach, I found a dead pigeon on the sidewalk. It was the same thing: no hawk strike. The bird was fully intact and visually appeared to have been healthy.
I contacted the Seabrook health department and animal control but nothing happened. They didn't appear to be all that concerned. I just wanted them to make a note of it, regardless.
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