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cleanhippie

(19,705 posts)
Sun Jan 26, 2014, 01:20 PM Jan 2014

Birds attack peace doves freed from pope’s window

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VATICAN CITY — Two white doves that were released by children standing alongside Pope Francis as a peace gesture have been attacked by other birds.

As tens of thousands of people watched in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, a seagull and a large black crow swept down on the doves right after they were set free from an open window of the Apostolic Palace.
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One dove lost some feathers as it broke free from the gull. But the crow pecked repeatedly at the other dove.

It was not clear what happened to the doves as they flew off.



Perhaps the seagulls mistook them for PR doves and attacked them for having no shame.
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Birds attack peace doves freed from pope’s window (Original Post) cleanhippie Jan 2014 OP
must be right wing birds N/t 2pooped2pop Jan 2014 #1
No doubt in my mind.... Tippy Jan 2014 #2
Perhaps they were hungry. rug Jan 2014 #3
Gulls in general, and all the corvids, okasha Jan 2014 #4
"...are aggressive, opportunistic predators with the nasty habit..." cleanhippie Jan 2014 #5
I think it has to do with the OP. rug Jan 2014 #7
I don't understand what you mean. cleanhippie Jan 2014 #8
Just another of your thinly veiled personal attacks. cleanhippie Jan 2014 #9
In some places here in the US it is illegal to release doves like this. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #6

okasha

(11,573 posts)
4. Gulls in general, and all the corvids,
Sun Jan 26, 2014, 07:02 PM
Jan 2014

are aggressive, opportunistic predators with the nasty habit of preying on other birds' eggs and young.

This incident illustrates exactly why domestically raised birds and butterflies should NOT be released at ceremonies, no matter how pretty it looks.

cleanhippie

(19,705 posts)
5. "...are aggressive, opportunistic predators with the nasty habit..."
Mon Jan 27, 2014, 12:23 PM
Jan 2014

Are you talking about the birds or the bishops?

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