Hunting Lessons
August 01, 2013 - Toronto - Canada Square Building - Yonge and Eglinton
Marion Nash Reports:
On Wednesday July 31 I was outside at the Yonge-Eglinton intersection and noticed the Yonge/Eglinton pigeon flock going crazy.
They swooped up and down, mostly down and low over the CIBC building. I waited. Then I spotted Stormin setting them to flight. He was ummmm hunting, sort of. There was no determination in the chase. He appeared to be just alarming the pigeons. I wondered at the time if he was showing a juvenile how to hunt but saw no juvenile around.
Thursday, August 1, I was out again, same place and saw the pigeons undergoing the same *exercise*. They flew in a flock, low over the CIBC building, through the intersection, towards the Bell building and then back to the building next to the CIBC on Yonge street. I saw Stormin again creating this havoc. This time I also saw a juvie joining in the chase.
Stormin was not flying with speed. I think he was simply setting the pigeons to flight so that the juvie could make an attempt on a flying pigeon. The pigeons were low, just above the CIBC roof and in some cases below that level when on Yonge street so I do not think it possible for the youngster who was chasing them to make a successful catch. There was no speed at all. The youngster was simply chasing the pigeons.
Eventually Stormin stopped harassing the pigeons, circled over the Yonge/Eglinton and then flew off. The juvenile who was by this time just following dad settled on the Rio-Can building, squawking its protest.
Might this have been a *hunting lesson* from Stormin??
Lyn
Yes Lyn this sounds like hunting 101 for the youngsters. How to get the pigeons flying in order to catch them.
Marion