@al**bear wrote:
screaching Cliff Rats return to the towns
Should be classed as vermin away from the Coasts
This is a good point, because here on the south coast, in Brighton, we don't see many other birds than seagulls and pigeons.
The pigeons are "cliff rats", as you say. They originally evolved to build their nests on cliffs. So they're naturally attracted to tall vertical structures, with ledges. Such as tall buildings, especially tower blocks, with balconies.
These attract the pigeons like a magnet! The pigeons can't resist their lure. They come in constantly, to mate, squabble, and defecate.
At least that used to be the case, but a few years ago, Brighton Council made very good use of taxpayers' money, by installing pigeon spikes and pigeon nets in tower blocks, and now the verminous pigeons are gone! Isn't that progress?
